Lars Eller will skate on one of the top lines Wednesday night against the Avalanche, taking the center position of David Desharnais (lower body) between Max Pacioretty and Sven Andrighetto, the Montreal Gazette reports.

Eller will skate on one of the top lines Wednesday night against the Avalanche, taking the center position of David Desharnais (lower body) between Max Pacioretty and Sven Andrighetto, the Montreal Gazette reports.

Analysis:

Eller has played well lately, though it's not reflected in his scoring totals. This is a opportunity for him to skate with more offensively skilled players. However, this will be the first time skating on a line with Pacioretty, who has just one goal in the past 11 games, so this may not immediately translate into points for either forward.