The Avalanche saw their nine-game winning streak snapped on Tuesday in a surprising 2-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens with Justus Annunen between the pipes. Georgiev will return to the crease on Thursday, looking to extend his winning streak to seven games. The Avalanche enter action as -150 home favourites against Georgiev's former squad, the New York Rangers, whom he has a 1.56 GAA and .952 SV% against in three career games (1-0-2).
Wennberg was a late scratch for Tuesday's game, with the team only announcing his absence at the start of warmups. He has a goal and three assists in nine games since joining the Rangers.
Dellandrea has not played since Tyler Seguin (lower-body) returned to the lineup, missing three straight games. He will re-enter the lineup on Tuesday, swapping places with Tyler Seguin, who will have the night off to rest.
The Avalanche are riding a seven-game winning streak and will turn back to Georgiev in the crease after giving him the night off in their last contest. Georgiev has allowed three or fewer goals in three straight, including saving 32 of 34 shots (.941 SV%) in his last outing, a 3-2 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. Colorado enters action on Friday as a significant -390 home favourite against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Ostapchuk played the last six games for Ottawa, scoring zero points, and has been reassigned to Belleville (AHL) in correspondence to Angus Crookshank being recalled. The 20-year-old Ostapchuk was the 39th overall pick of the Senators in the 2021 NHL Draft.
Jacob MacDonald will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing Thrun to remain in the lineup. Thrun has two points (1G / 1A) and six shots on goal in his last four games.
Dellandrea appears to be the odd-man out on Wednesday with Tyler Seguin set to return from a lower-body injury. Dellandrea has two goals and seven assists in 40 games this season.
Gregor was a healthy scratch for the first half of the Maple Leafs' back-to-back on Tuesday but will draw back into the lineup for the injured Ryan Reaves (eye) on Wednesday. The 25-year-old centre signed with Toronto this season after a successful PTO and has provided a solid bottom-six option with five goals, 11 points, 99 SOG, 17 PIMs and -7 plus/minus through 56 games played.
Kovalenko suffered the injury towards the end of the KHL season and will report to the Eagles for further rehabilitation before potentially getting a look at the NHL level. Kovalenko is yet to make his NHL debut but has impressed in his last few KHL seasons. The 24-year-old winger had 11 goals and 24 assists in 42 games with the Nizhny Novgorod Torpedo this season.
Rutta has not played since March 7th, missing five games with a lower-body injury, but will return to the lineup on Tuesday against the Nashville Predators. In 56 games this season, Rutta has 15 points (3G / 12A), 57 hits, and 90 blocks.
Desharnais played only 12:29 time-on-ice before exiting Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche due to a hand injury. The 27-year-old Desharanais has nine points (1G / 8A), 98 hits, and 96 blocks in 63 games this season.
Regenda has played the last four games for the Ducks but has been reassigned to the San Diego Gulls of the AHL. The 24-year-old Slovak forward has been held off the scoresheet in five games with the Ducks this season.
Michael Pezzetta will be a healthy scratch on Thursday, allowing White to re-enter the lineup. White has not played since March 2nd and has failed to record a point in 16 games this season.
Georgiev will be back between the pipes for the Avalanche on Wednesday after Justus Annunen got the nod in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Flames. Georgiev's last appearance came on Friday against the Wild, when he allowed just a single goal on 30 shots as Colorado managed to pick up the overtime victory over the Wild. Georgiev owns a rather disappointing .901 SV% on the season but has still managed a 33-15-3 record thanks to some outstanding goal support. He'll have his hands full on Wednesday when he and the Avs travel to Vancouver to take on the leaders of the Western Conference.
