Colorado Avalanche News

Roy was in the Golden Knights lineup last night but gets sent back to the AHL after the team acquired Chandler Stephenson from Washington.

Cody Eakin is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks with an upper-body injury, so Roy comes back up from the AHL. He has split his first two months between the two leagues, compiling six points (2G / 4A) in 11 AHL games and three points (1G / 2A) in six NHL contests. He is expected to centre the fourth line with Tomas Nosek and Ryan Reaves on his wings on Monday.

Kulak sat as a healthy scratch on Saturday but will draw in for the injured Victor Mete on Sunday. Kulak will likely skate with Victor Olofsson on the third-pairing.

Kulak played on Thursday but will be a healthy scratch for the third time in four games on Saturday. With Kulak out, Cale Fleury will draw back into the lineup.

Blackwood allowed four goals on 48 shots in the Devils' win in Montreal on Thursday. Blackwood has allowed three-plus goals in four straight starts and is now 6-4-1 with a 3.04 GAA and .911 SV% in November. In his first start against the Rangers, Blackwood stopped 29 of 31 shots in a 5-2 win (Oct.17).

Blackwood surrendered five goals on 28 shots in the Devils loss to the Bruins on Tuesday. Blackwood has gone 5-3-1 with a 2.73 GAA and .012 SV% in nine starts this month. Tonight he faces the Penguins for the second time this season--he stopped 38 of 39 shots in a 2-1 win in their first meeting.

Francouz has missed the last two games but will serve as Philipp Grubauer's backup on Tuesday. Colorado will get both of their goalies back tonight, but look for Francouz to start soon to ensure that Grubauer eases back into things.

Blackwood gave up three goals on 34 shots in the Devils win in Montreal on Saturday. Blackwood has won three of his last four starts while posting a 2.00 GAA and .938 SV%. With Cory Schneider going on waivers and Louis Domingue coming up, Blackwood could have more competition for starts moving forward. He'll see a Bruins squad that has lost four of their last six on the road.

Francouz has missed the last two games with a concussion that he suffered before facing a single shot in Winnipeg last Tuesday. Philipp Grubauer is expected to be back tomorrow as well, so look for Francouz to serve as the backup.

Roy has been in the lineup for five straight games and had assists in his last two games but will be replaced by Nicolas Roy in the lineup on Saturday.

Francouz was forced to leave Tuesday's game vs. the Jets after being run over by Mark Scheifele and the Avalanche confirmed that he is in concussion protocol. Head coach Jared Bednar said that Francouz is "feeling pretty good" and maybe "only be out another day or two." With both of their top two netminders out, Adam Werner will start in Edmonton.

Blackwood allowed three goals on 24 shots in the Devils loss to the Senators on Wednesday. Blackwood has won three of his last five starts while posting a 2.57 GAA and .915 SV%. He has cemented himself as the Devils’ No.1 netminder and enters Friday at 2-2-3 with a. 2.62 GAA, .892 SV% and one shutout in seven home appearances.

Blackwood stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Devils win in Vancouver on Sunday. Blackwood has won three of his last four starts while posting a solid 2.45 GAA and .922 SV%. He has clearly taken over as the Devils' No.1 starter--Tuesday will be his ninth start in their last 11 games. He is 2-1-3 with a 2.54 GAA, .896 SV% and one shutout on home ice.

Francouz allowed two goals on 41 shots in Colorado's win over the Blue Jackets on Saturday. Since taking over for the injured Philipp Grubauer, Francouz has won both of his games while stopping 59 of 65 shots (.908 SV%). He will look to keep rolling in Winnipeg against a Jets team that has gone 4-0-1 with 3.00 goals per game in their last five outings.