Compher will replace Nathan MacKinnon (lower body) as the top-line center for Thursday's game against the Canucks, Adrian Dater of Colorado Hockey Now reports.

EDGE Analysis

With MacKinnon projected to miss about three weeks, Compher gets the first crack to skate on the top line with Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen. The 26-year-old forward leads Colorado with five goals, and his nine points are second only to MacKinnon, Landeskog and Nazem Kadri, all three with 10 points.