The Kings have acquired Wedgewood and Tobias Rieder in exchange for Darcy Kuemper.
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Mackinnon will return to the lineup Sunday against the Oilers.
Mackinnon was back skating with Gabriel Landeskog and Mikko Rantanen at practice on Saturday. He has 61 points in 49 games for the Avalanche this season (24G/37A). Colorado went 4-4 without Mackinnon in the lineup.
Mackinnon (shoulder) will not play in Winnipeg on Friday.
Mackinnon appeared to be ready to return as he was a full participant at Thursday's practice, but shortly after the Avs announced he would not be travelling to Winnipeg. His next chance to return is Sunday vs. Edmonton.
Hinostroza will be a healthy scratch on Tuesday.
Goalie Start
Wedgewood will start Tuesday in San Jose.
MacKinnon (shoulder) returned to practice in a no-contact jersey on Tuesday.
MacKinnon is two weeks into a 2-4 week timetable, so he appears to be right on track in his recovery. The next step is for MacKinnon to ditch the no-contact sweater, which could happen later this week. MacKinnon will need a few practices before he’s set to return to the lineup.
Goalie Start
Wedgewood starts Saturday in Los Angeles.
Line Change
Kulak will be a healthy scratch on Saturday.
MacKinnon (upper-body) will miss 2-4 weeks.
MacKinnon is expected to miss 7-to-10 days with a shoulder injury.
It looks like the Avalanche avoided disaster here as MacKinnon’s shoulder injury is only expected to sideline him for about one week. The Avalanche likely won’t disclose a full timetable until Thursday but the preliminary indications are positive. MacKinnon won’t play Thursday but has not officially been ruled out for Saturday’s game.
MacKinnon is day-to-day with an upper-body injury and will not play Thursday in Edmonton.
MacKinnon was hurt in Tuesday’s overtime loss in Vancouver and won’t play in Edmonton. This is a horrible loss for the Avalanche, who have been absolutely carried by MacKinnon since the Matt Duchene trade. Since then, MacKinnon leads the NHL with 49 points (21G / 28A) in 36 games. It sounds like he is more day-to-day than long-term so monitor his status heading into the weekend.
Schwartz (ankle) has been activated from IR and is expected to return to the Blues lineup on Thursday.
Call up / Send down
The Devils have recalled Mackenzie Blackwood from Binghamton (AHL).
Blackwood, 21, was a second round pick (No.42 overall) in 2015 and has earned a call-up because Cory Schneider (lower-body) and Keith Kinkaid (groin) are both hurt. Blackwood, who has gone 5-12-0 with a 3.64 GAA and .877 SV% in 23 games with Binghamton, will backup Ken Appleby on Thursday.
Schwartz (ankle) won’t play Tuesday but is a possibility to play on Thursday.
Schwartz, who has been sidelined since December 9th, has been medically cleared to return and it looks like he’ll be back on Thursday. The Blues have gone 8-10-1 while averaging just 2.16 goals per game since Schwartz was sidelined.
Goalie Start
Wedgewood will start Saturday in San Jose.
Kadri (upper-body) will be back in the Maple Leafs lineup on Tuesday.
Kadri has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury that he suffered last Thursday in Arizona. Kadri was back centring a line with Patrick Marleau and Leo Komarov on his wings. Kadri isn’t having the same offensive season he had a year ago, but has 13 goals and 10 assists in 38 games—putting him on-pace for 27 goals and 21 assists (48 points) in 80 games.
Kadri (upper-body) is not expected to be in the lineup on Sunday.
Kadri (upper-body) will not be in the lineup on Friday.
Goalie Start
Hinostroza is expected to be a healthy scratch on Saturday.