Avalanche's Justus Annunen: Facing Oilers

Annunen will defend the home crease versus Edmonton on Thursday, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.

Annunen will get the final start of the regular season Thursday, paving the way for Alexandar Georgiev to play all, if not the majority, of the team's playoff games. Annunen has been terrific in a back up role this year, going 7-4-1 with a 2.35 GAA and a .925 save percentage. The Oilers have scored 293 goals, fourth best in the NHL.