Smith is the projected started Monday in Colorado, Jack Michaels of the Oilers Radio Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

Smith has been a liability between the pipes lately, turning in a 3.61 GAA and similarly ugly .868 save percentage across a 1-4-0 stretch since Feb. 20. Things won't get any easier against the high-powered Avalanche attack that leads the Western Conference with an average 3.84 goals for.