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Francouz was placed in COVID-19 protocol but is expected to be back on January 5th.

Francouz was moved to COVID-19 protocol on Sunday and is expected to be sidelined until the middle of next week. With Jonas Johansson now in Florida, Justus Annunen or Hunter Miska will likely come up to serve as Darcy Kuemper's backup.

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The Avalanche have sent Pavel Francouz (ankle) to Colorado (AHL).

Francouz missed all of October and November with an ankle injury, so he will go to the AHL for conditioning. The Avalanche said that they will carry three goalies once Francouz is healthy. The oft-injured netminder has gone 21-9-4 with a 2.40 GAA and .923 SVS% in 36 career NHL games.

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Francouz will miss 3-to-4 weeks with a lower-body injury.

Francouz was injured in Colorado's preseason vs. the Golden Knights and will miss at least three weeks with a lower-body injury. This is a tough start to the season for Francouz, who missed all of 2021 with a lower-body injury. With Franocuz out, Jonas Johansson will likely start the year as Darcy Kuemper's backup.

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Francouz will start Wednesday vs. the Rangers.

Francouz allowed three goals on 35 shots in Colorado's loss in Los Angeles on Monday. Francouz will make his fifth straight start tonight despite losing three of his last four (1-2-1) while posting a 3.70 GAA and .868 SV%. In come the Rangers, who have won 10 of their last 11 road games while averaging 3.73 goals per game.

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Francouz will start again Monday in Los Angeles.

Francouz allowed three goals on 25 shots in Colorado's win in San Jose last night. The win ended a brief two-game losing stream for Francouz but he's now surrendered a combined 12 goals on 79 shots (.848 SV%) in his last three games. In his first start against the Kings, Francouz allowed one goal on 21 shots in a 2-1 shootout win (Feb.22).

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Francouz will start Wednesday vs. the Ducks.

Francouz stopped 30 of 32 shots in Colorado’s win in Nashville last Saturday. Michael Hutchinson gave him the night off on Monday, so they’ll come back to Francouz tonight vs. the Ducks. Francouz has won six straight games with a 1.32 GAA, .957 SV% and one shutout and faces an Anaheim team that has gone 2-5-1 while scoring 2.38 goals per game in their last eight games.

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Francouz led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups.

Francouz allowed two goals on 47 shots in Colorado’s win in Carolina last night. With Philipp Grubauer still out, Francouz will start for the second straight night and will be looking for his sixth straight win. He’s posted a 1.18 GAA, .961 SV% and one shutout in his previous five outings.

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Francouz will start Friday in Carolina.

Francouz allowed two goals on 33 shots in Colorado's win over the Sabres on Wednesday. Francouz has won four straight starts, stopping 104 of the last 108 shots (.963 SV%) that he has faced. Tonight he'll face a Hurricanes team that has been up-and-down recently and come in on a three-game home losing streak and using their fourth-string netminder.

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