Colorado Avalanche Depth Chart - NHL Starters and Backup Players

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Center	N. MacKinnonNathan MacKinnon	C. MittelstadtCasey Mittelstadt	R. ColtonRoss Colton C. WagnerChris Wagner Y. Trenin Avalanche's Yakov Trenin: Won't play Friday Upper Body: Yakov Trenin Avalanche's Yakov Trenin: Won't play Friday Upper Body: F. OlofssonFrederik Olofsson J. FoudyJean-Luc Foudy
Left Wing	A. Lehkonen Avalanche's Artturi Lehkonen: Set for shoulder surgery Shoulder: Artturi Lehkonen Avalanche's Artturi Lehkonen: Set for shoulder surgery Shoulder:	Z. Parise Avalanche's Zach Parise: Slides assist in win Zach Parise Avalanche's Zach Parise: Slides assist in win	M. WoodMiles Wood B. DuhaimeBrandon Duhaime R. TufteRiley Tufte G. Landeskog Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog: Not ready to retire Knee: Expected to be out until at least Sep 19 Gabriel Landeskog Avalanche's Gabriel Landeskog: Not ready to retire Knee: Expected to be out until at least Sep 19
Right Wing	J. Drouin Avalanche's Jonathan Drouin: Adds power-play helper Jonathan Drouin Avalanche's Jonathan Drouin: Adds power-play helper	M. Rantanen Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Nets power-play goal in loss Mikko Rantanen Avalanche's Mikko Rantanen: Nets power-play goal in loss	J. KivirantaJoel Kiviranta A. CoglianoAndrew Cogliano N. KovalenkoNikolai Kovalenko L. O'Connor Hip: Expected to be out until at least Sep 16 Logan O'Connor Hip: Expected to be out until at least Sep 16 V. Nichushkin Suspension: Valeri Nichushkin Suspension:
Left Defenseman	D. ToewsDevon Toews	S. GirardSamuel Girard	J. JohnsonJack Johnson S. MalinskiSam Malinski K. MiddletonKeaton Middleton
Right Defenseman	C. Makar Avalanche's Cale Makar: Garners power-play helper Cale Makar Avalanche's Cale Makar: Garners power-play helper	J. MansonJosh Manson	S. WalkerSean Walker C. JonesCaleb Jones B. HuntBrad Hunt J. AhcanJack Ahcan
Goalie	A. Georgiev Avalanche's Alexandar Georgiev: Takes double-overtime loss Alexandar Georgiev Avalanche's Alexandar Georgiev: Takes double-overtime loss	J. AnnunenJustus Annunen	I. ProsvetovIvan Prosvetov T. Miner Avalanche's Trent Miner: Inks one-year contract Trent Miner Avalanche's Trent Miner: Inks one-year contract