Makar (undisclosed) is not on the ice for warmups; will not play vs. the Oilers.
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Colorado Avalanche News
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Wedgewood will start Saturday vs. the Blue Jackets.
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Manson (rest) will not play Saturday in St. Louis but will be back in the lineup on Sunday.
Makar (head) will be back in the Avalanche lineup on Saturday.
Pavel Francouz will be out for "three weeks or so" (lower-body).
Francouz has been out since February 7th due to a lower-body injury and it was announced Friday will miss close to a month. The 32-year-old Avalanche backup has been steady all season, with his 7-7-1 record, .919 SV% and 2.53 GAA.
Cale Makar was a full participant in practice and will be a game-time decision Saturday (head).
Makar was a full participant in Friday's team practice and will now be a game-time decision Saturday vs. St. Louis due to a head injury. Makar has missed the Avalanche's previous five games but still has 13 goals and 45 points in 45 games this season.
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Blackwood led the Devils onto the ice for warmups.
Manson has been activated from IR and will return to the Avalanche lineup on Wednesday.
Arvid Holm has been reassigned to the Manitoba Moose (AHL).
Holm did not see any NHL action while called up to the Jets and heads back to the Manitoba Moose (AHL) Wednesday. The 24-year-old has been solid with the Moose this season, shown by his 11-7-3 record, .914 SV% and 2.73 GAA.
Makar (head) will not play Wednesday in Minnesota.
Makar remains day-to-day with a head injury that he suffered on February 7th in Pittsburgh. He'll miss his fourth straight game on Wednesday and is considered questionable to re-join the lineup during the Avs' back-to-back on the weekend.
Holm has been recalled from Manitoba (AHL) and is expected to backup on Tuesday.
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Mandolese led the Senators onto the ice for warmups.
The Avalanche have placed Erik Johnson (lower-body) on IR.
Johnson suffered a lower-body injury while blocking a shot on Saturday and will not be available for Tuesday's game vs. Tampa and has been placed on the injured reserve. Head coach Jared Bednar said they do not have a timeline for Johnson's return. The 34-year-old has seven assists across 51 games played this season.
Makar (head) will not play Tuesday vs. the Lightning.
Makar took a blindside hit to the head from Penguins' forward Jeff Carter late in the game last Tuesday which has caused the 2022 Norris Trophy winner to miss the Avalanche's last two games and he will not return Tuesday as they take on Tampa Bay. Colorado will hope their star defenseman is only forced to miss a minimum amount of time as he has 13 goals and 45 points in 45 games this season.
Johnson (lower-body) will not play Tuesday vs. the Lightning.
Johnson suffered a lower-body injury while blocking a shot on Saturday and will not be available for Tuesday's game vs. Tampa. Head coach Jared Bednar said that they do not have a timeline for Johnson's return.
Johnson (lower-body) is questionable to play Tuesday.
Johnson left Saturday's game early in the first period after blocking a shot. The Avalanche did not provide an update on his status post-game, so consider him questionable to play Tuesday.
Francouz is day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
Francouz has been solid in Colorado's backup role with his 7-7-1 record, 2.53 GAA and .919 SV% this season but is not considered day-to-day with a lower-body injury. Jonas Johansson has been recalled as his replacement in the meantime.
The Senators have recalled Kevin Mandolese from Belleville (AHL).
Jonathan Drouin will draw back into the Canadiens' lineup Saturday (upper body).
Drouin has 12 assists, 34 SOG, and a -14 plus/minus through 28 games this season and will return to Montreal's lineup Saturday vs. the New York Islanders. Drouin last played on January 15th due to an upper-body injury.
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Francouz was the first goalie off the ice at the Avalanche morning skate.
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