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Wedgewood is expected to start Thursday vs. the Capitals.
Colorado Avalanche News
Landeskog will return to the Avalanche lineup on Thursday.
Landeskog completed his two-game suspension and will return to the lineup tonight in Florida. Landeskog will likely return to the top line with Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen--he had one goal and one assist in the Avalanche season opener.
MacKinnon has cleared COVID-19 protocol and is expected to play Tuesday in Washington.
MacKinnon missed the first two games of the season but received two negative COVID-19 tests and flew to Washington to join his team for Tuesday's game. MacKinnon will provide a huge boost to an Avalanche team that will be without Gabriel Landeskog (suspended) and Valeri Nichushkin.
MacKinnon had another positive COVID-19 test and will not travel to Washington on Monday.
The Avalanche are about to embark on a three-game road trip and MacKinnon will miss at least one more game after testing positive yet again.
Nichushkin is week-to-week with an upper-body injury.
Blackwood (heel) is not expected to be ready for the Devils' season opener.
Blackwood continues to rehab his heel injury and is not expected to be available for Friday's game vs. the Blackhawks. With Blackhwood still out, Jonathan Bernier is expected to start with Scott Wedgewood serving as the backup.
Landeskog has been suspended for two games for boarding Kirby Dach on Wednesday.
Landeskog planted Kirby Dach into the centre ice boards in Wednesday's win over the Blackhawks and will miss Saturday's game vs. St. Louis and Tuesday's game in Washington. He is eligible to play next Thursday in Florida.
MacKinnon (COVID-19) will not play on Wednesday.
MacKinnon tested positive but is asymptomatic, so he will miss Wednesday's season opener. The Avalanche are hopeful that MacKinnon will test out of COVID-19 protocol and will be available for Saturday's game vs. the Blues.
MacKinnon has been placed in COVID-19 protocol and is questionable to play Wednesday.
MacKinnon missed Tuesday's practice because of COVID-19 protocol, putting his status for tomorrow's season opener in jeopardy. Monitor his status during Wednesday's morning skate.
The Senators have signed Parker Kelly to a two-year contract extension worth $1.55 million ($775K AAV).
Kelley is a 22-year-old undrafted free agent, who scored a goal in his NHL debut with the Senators last season. He spent almost the entire season in the AHL, scoring 10 goals with eight assists (18 points) in 33 games with Belleville.
Wood (lower-body) was placed on IR on Monday but remains eligible for Friday's season opener.
Wood's lower-body injury landed him on IR on Monday but he remains "questionable" for the Devils' first game of the season. Monitor Wood's status as the week progresses and expect Marian Studnic and Jimmy Vesey to both get looks if he can't play.
The Devils have signed Jimmy Vesey to a one-year contract.
Vesey went into Devils training camp on a PTO and came out with a one-year deal after scoring two goals in three preseason games. Most recently, Vesey was in Vancouver, where he had just three assists in 20 games in 2021.
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.
Toews (shoulder) is expected to miss some games to start the season.
Toews had shoulder surgery in the offseason and has resumed skating but is expected to miss at least a few games to open the 2021-22 season. With Toews out, Jack Johnson was brought into training camp on a PTO and could earn a contract with the Avalanche.
The Avalanche have signed Logan O'Connor to a three-year contract extension.
O'Connor is entering the final-year of a two-year deal worth $725K AAV. He earned a moderate raise to $1.05M AAV that carries through 2024-25. The 25-year-old winger had three goals and two assists (five points) in 25 games in 2202-21.
The Lightning have re-signed Ross Colton to a two-year contract.
The Flames have re-signed Matthew Phillips to a one-year, two-way contract.
The Canadiens have signed Artturi Lehkonen to a one-year contract.
The Stars have re-signed Joel Kiviranta to a two-year contract.
The Avalanche have signed Darren Helm to a one-year deal worth $1.0 million.
