Colorado Avalanche News

After serving as Mackenzie Blackwood's backup on Wednesday, Wedgewood will unsurprisingly get the nod for the tail-end of Colorado's back-to-back on Thursday. Wedgewood was unfortunate to be tagged with the loss in his last outing, allowing just a single goal on 17 shots in a shootout loss to the Ducks back on January 21st. Wedgewood has been outstanding when called upon this season, putting up a 20-3-5 record along with a .918 SV% across 30 appearances. The Avalanche enter action on Thursday at -125 on the money line.

Ross Colton (lower body) will return from a multi-game absence on Thursday against the Montreal Canadiens, resulting in Makar being a healthy scratch. The 24-year-old Makar is averaging 6:22 time-on-ice and has zero points in nine games this season.

Svechkov only played four shifts in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins, exiting the game in the first period because of an upper-body injury. He appears to be no worse for wear, but has been assigned to Milwaukee (AHL). The 22-year-old Svechkov is averaging 12:03 time-on-ice and has nine points (2G / 7A) in 49 games with Nashville this season.

Middleton played a career-high 41 games with the Avalanche last season, but has spent the entirety of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL. The 27-year-old defenseman has nine points (2G / 7A) in 39 games with the Eagles (AHL) this season.

Colorado has battled some adversity lately, amid their worst 10-game stretch of the season (4-4-2), but received tremendous goaltending from Blackwood in their previous outing, saving 32 of 33 shots (.970 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Before that, the 29-year-old Blackwood has allowed 11 goals on 47 combined shots (.766 SV%) in his previous two games (0-2-0). He will look to build some momentum off of his recent victory, with the Avalanche entering Wednesday's contest as -137 road favorites against an Ottawa Senators team that is coming off an impressive 7-1 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

Juulsen did not play in Philadelphia's previous game, but he will return to the lineup on Wednesday against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The 28-year-old defenseman is averaging 14:06 time-on-ice and has eight points (1G / 7A) in 37 games this season.

Svechkov only played four shifts in Tuesday's 3-2 loss to the Boston Bruins, exiting the game in the first period because of an upper-body injury. The 22-year-old Svechkov is averaging 12:03 time-on-ice and has nine points (2G / 7A) in 49 games this season.

Svechkov immediately re-enters the lineup after sitting out Saturday's game against the Mammoth. Tyson Jost will sit in his place.

Middleton played a career-high 41 games with the Avalanche last season, but has spent the entirety of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL. The 27-year-old defenseman has nine points (2G / 7A) in 39 games with the Eagles (AHL) this season.

Landeskog had amped up his workouts, returned to some on-ice drills, and is still targeting a return to play for Sweden at the Winter Olympics. The 33-year-old Landeskog has 22 points (7G / 15A) in 41 games this season and started to show signs of his old self before his injury, with 15 points (5G / 10A) in his last 19 games.

Toews has been sidelined for over three weeks because of an upper-body injury, but seems poised to re-enter the lineup at some point during Colorado's upcoming three-game road trip. The league-leading Avalanche has played its worst hockey without Toews in the lineup, going 4-4-2, and will be eager for him to return. The 31-year-old Toews has 13 points (1G / 12A) in 40 games this season.

Toews has been sidelined for over three weeks because of an upper-body injury, but seems poised to re-enter the lineup at some point during Colorado's upcoming three-game road trip. The league-leading Avalanche has played its worst hockey without Toews in the lineup, going 4-4-2, and will be eager for him to return. The 31-year-old Toews has 13 points (1G / 12A) in 40 games this season.