Colton left Game 1 with lower-body injury and did not return. The Avalanche coaching staff said that Colton is feeling "not great," so he seems closer to doubtful than questionable. Gabriel Landeskog is an option to replace Colton in the lineup if he's unable to play.
Landeskog has not played in an NHL game since the 2021-22 season, but appeared in two AHL games during a conditioning loan this month. The Avalanche did not confirm that he would play, but he is an option to replace Ross Colton if Colton is unable to go.
Manson has been out since March 14th, but is good-to-go for Game 1 vs. the Stars. Manson finished the regular season with 15 points (1G / 14) to go along with 65 SOG, 105 hits and 59 blocked shots.
After a brief two-game stint with the Colorado Eagles (AHL), scoring two points (1G / 1A), Landeskog has returned to the Avalanche. The 32-year-old Landeskog looked poised in controlled deployment in the AHL but it's unclear if he will be an option for the Avalanche in game one of the playoffs. Landeskog missed the entire 2022-23 regular season as he recovered from knee surgery and followed that up with a cartilage transplant in his right knee during the offseason. He has 571 points (248G/323A) and a +77 plus/minus across 738 career NHL games.
Gushchin spent most of the first month of the season with the Sharks, scoring one point (0G / 1A) in 10 games, but has exclusively played in the AHL since. The 23-year-old Gushchin has 48 points (27G / 21A) in 54 games with the San Jose Barracuda (AHL) this season.
With the end of Colorado's regular season, Wyatt Aamodt has been returned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL) after a short, two-game showing over the weekend. The 27-year-old undrafted free agent picked up the first goal of his career in only his second game on Sunday vs. Anaheim and will look to take his newfound scoring touch into the AHL playoffs.
With Colorado securing their playoff position early, Jack Ahcan had a short, two-game showing with the Avalanche and has been returned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL) on Monday. The 27-year-old had previously appeared in nine NHL games (with Boston) but hadn't appeared in the NHL since 2021-22.
Tynan was recalled for Colorado's West Coast road trip but has been reassigned to the Colorado Eagles (AHL) on Monday. The 33-year-old forward appeared in nine total games for the Avalanche in 2024-25, picking up an assist and four PIMs.
Colorado is locked into third place in the Central Division and will rest several key players for their final two games, including Nathan MacKinnon, in anticipation of their first round playoff matchup. MacKinnon already missed Colorado's previous game and ends the 2024-25 season with 116 points (32G / 84A) in 79 games.
Colorado is locked into third place in the Central Division and will rest several key players for their final two games, including Josh Manson, in anticipation of their first round playoff matchup. Manson has been out of the lineup since March 14th and ends the 2024-25 campaign with 15 points (1G / 14A) in 48 games.
