
Colorado Avalanche News



Kiviranta missed Monday's practice and will not play in Tuesday's game vs. St. Louis. Kiviranta is one of three forwards (Roope Hintz & Alexander Radulov) who will not be available for Tuesday's game, so call-ups from the AHL will be needed.




Nelson has missed the last seven games with a lower-body injury that he suffered on November 21st. Even after missing nearly three weeks, Nelson still leads the Islanders with nine goals.


Kadri will miss Friday's game vs. the Red Wings due to a lower-body injury that he suffered on Wednesday. Luckily for the Avalanche, they will get JT Compher back on Friday to replace Kadri in the top-6. Andre Burakovsky will take Kadri's spot on the top power-play unit.




MacDonald will replace Jaycob Megna in the lineup and may take shifts at both forward and defence. MacDonald has no points and a minus-1 rating in four games this season.


Kadri missed Saturday's game in Ottawa but will play Monday in Philadelphia. Kadri has been outstanding as of late, scoring eight goals with 18 assists (26 points) in his last 14 games.

Makar was a late scratch in Ottawa on Saturday but will play Monday in Philadelphia. Makar has been on a torrid pace recently, scoring 10 goals with 10 assists (20 points) in his last 14 games.

Wedgewood allowed five goals on 37 shots in the Coyotes loss in Minnesota last Tuesday. Wedgewood enjoyed a hot stretch after joining the Coyotes, going 3-1-1 with a .940 SV%, but the tires have fallen off a bit recently. Wedgewood has lost three in a row with a 4.04 GAA and .890 SVS%.


