Cogliano is dealing with a minor undisclosed injury and will not play Monday vs. the Capitals. The Avalanche said Cogliano's injury is expected to be short-term and he would play if it were the playoffs. Darren Helm will draw back into the lineup to replace Cogliano in the Avalanche bottom-6.
Toews is dealing with a minor undisclosed injury and will not play Monday vs. the Capitals. The Avalanche said Toews' injury is expected to be short-term and he would play if it were the playoffs. Kurtis MacDermid will replace Toews in the lineup.
de Haan did not play Saturday in Nashville but will replace Riley Stillman in the lineup on Monday. de Haan is dealing with some bumps and bruises, so this could be a common theme for him down the stretch. After just one goal in his first 60 games of the season, de Haan has three goals in his last seven games.
Helm will come out of the lineup on Saturday with Ben Meyers making his NHL Debut.
de Haan missed Tuesday's game vs. the Kings with some bumps and bruises but will replace Caleb Jones in the lineup on Thursday. de Haan has two goals and no assists in his last 20 games.
Aamodt wis an undrafted free agent out of Minnesota State U - Mankato. The 24-year-old scored six goals with six assists (12 points) in 41 games this season. He's expected to report to the Colorado Eagles (AHL).
Kiviranta has been a healthy scratch for the last two games and will miss a third straight on Tuesday.
Merkley played 12:23 in Vancouver on Saturday but will be scratched in favour of Nicolas Meloche on Tuesday.
de Haan is dealing with a minor lower-body injury and will not be available for Tuesday's game. Alec Regula was recalled from Rockford (AHL) and will replace him in the lineup.
Wood made his season debut on March 27th after undergoing hip surgery and played just three games. With the Devils out of the playoff picture they are likely just playing it safe with Wood, to ensure he's 100 percent for next season.
Landeskog underwent a procedure on his knee in mid-March and resumed skating this week. All signs are pointing toward Landeskog being on track to be ready for Game 1 of the playoffs.
Girard has been out since March 8th but is set to return to the lineup on Friday. With Girard back, the Avalanche blueline will likely look exactly how they are expecting heading into the playoffs. Girard has scored five goals with 22 assists (27 points) in 56 games this season.
Nichushkin missed Tuesday's game in Pittsburgh but will play Friday in Winnipeg. Nichushkin has quietly had an outstanding season, tallying 19 goals with 21 assists (40 points) in 51 games. Recently he's played an expanded role, averaging an incredible 21:25 TOI/gm in his last 11 games.
Merkley was a minus-1 in 14:10 TOI on Tuesday but will be replaced by Nicolas Meloche tonight vs. the Flames.
