Appleton is projected to serve on the fourth line alongside Morgan Barron and David Gustafsson. Adam Lowry will exit the lineup due to an upper-body injury.

Barron scored a goal in Wednesday's 3-2 overtime win over the Avalanche. Barron ended a six-game point drought with a tally that tied the game at 1-1 midway through the second period. The 26-year-old ...