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.
Fensore was Carolina's third-round pick, 90th overall, in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He has yet to play an NHL game and has 32 points (9G / 23A) in 66 games with the Chicago Wovles (AHL) this season.
Fensore was Carolina's third-round pick, 90th overall, in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He has yet to play an NHL game and has 32 points (9G / 23A) in 66 games with the Chicago Wovles (AHL) this season.
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.
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.
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.
Colorado is locked into third place in the Central Division and will rest several key players for their final two games, including Cale Makar, in anticipation of their first round playoff matchup. The 26-year-old Makar completes another Norris-worthy season, scoring 92 points (30G / 62A) in 80 games.
Justin Brazeau will be a healthy scratch on Friday against the Calgary Flames, allowing Hinostroza to re-enter the lineup. The 31-year-old Hinostroza is averaging 13:07 time-on-ice and has 10 points (5G / 5A) in 37 games this season.
Aamodt is an undrafted 27-year-old defenseman that has yet to play an NHL game. He has spent most of the previous four seasons in the AHL, including scoring 16 points (3G / 13A) in 2024-25 through 66 games with the Colorado Eagles.
