Colorado Avalanche News

Manson (upper-body) is expected to remain out for 3-4 weeks.

Manson has missed several stints due to injuries this season, limited to only 48 games, and will likely miss another three-to-four weeks due to an upper-body ailment. The 33-year-old defenseman is averaging 18:02 time-on-ice, recording 15 points (1G / 14A), 59 blocks, and 105 hits this season.

Josh Manson
Blackwood will start in Toronto on Wednesday.

Blackwood did not play the previous two games for Colorado due to an illness but will return to the crease on Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 28-year-old Blackwood has been tremendous since joining Colorado earlier this season, posting a 2.17 GAA and .919 SV% in 28 games (18-7-3). He has allowed two or fewer goals in six of his last 11 games (8-2-1), posting a .920 SV%. Colorado enters Wednesday's contest as -114 road favorites against a Maple Leafs squad they defeated 7-4 on March 8th.

Mackenzie Blackwood
Blackwood is expected to start in Toronto on Wednesday.

Blackwood did not play the previous two games for Colorado due to an illness but will likely return to the crease on Wednesday against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The 28-year-old Blackwood has been tremendous since joining Colorado earlier this season, posting a 2.17 GAA and .919 SV% in 28 games (18-7-3). He has allowed two or fewer goals in six of his last 11 games (8-2-1), posting a .920 SV%. Colorado enters Wednesday's contest as -114 road favorites against a Maple Leafs squad they defeated 7-4 on March 8th.

Mackenzie Blackwood
Landeskog (knee) will join the Avalanche on the road to continue skating with the team.

Landeskog has not played since the 2021-22 season and still doesn't have definitive timeline for a return but has continued skating with the team and will join them on their upcoming road trip. 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. The 30-year-old has 571 points (248G/323A) and a +77 plus/minus across 738 career NHL games.

Gabriel Landeskog
Malinski will be a healthy scratch in Calgary on Friday.

Erik Johnson will draw back into Colorado's lineup on Friday against the Calgary Flames, sending Malinski to the sidelines as a healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Malinski is averaging 15:30 time-on-ice and has nine points (2G / 7A) in 61 games this season.

Sam Malinski
Johnson will draw back into Colorado's lineup on Friday in Calgary.

Sam Malinski will be a healthy scratch on Friday against the Calgary Flames, allowing Johnson to re-enter the lineup. The 36-year-old Johnson made his season debut with the Avalanche earlier this week, playing 12:01 time-on-ice and recording three hits.

Erik Johnson
Wedgewood will start in Calgary on Friday.

With Mackenzie Blackwood battling an illness, Wedgewood will tend the twine for Colorado for the second time in their past three games. Wedgewood was excellent in his most recent outing, saving all 20 shots he faced in a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks for his second shutout of the season. The 32-year-old Wedgewood has an impressive 2.03 GAA and .922 SV% in 12 appearances with Colorado this season (7-4-0). Colorado enters the action on Friday as -203 road favorites against a Calgary Flames team with points in five straight (2-0-3).

Scott Wedgewood
Kelly will draw into the Avalanche lineup on Tuesday.

Kelly will draw into the lineup on Tuesday along with Sam Malinski and Logan O'Connor as the Avalanche opt to get some fresh legs into the lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Erik Johnson, Miles Wood, and Jimmy Vesey will all be scratched.

Parker Kelly
Blackwood will start in Minnesota on Tuesday.

Blackwood will get the nod between the pipes for the Avs on Tuesday after Scott Wedgewood picked up a shutout in the front-end of their back-to-back in Chicago on Monday. Blackwood is in the midst of a personal four-game winning streak, most recently guiding the Avalanche to a 7-4 victory over the Maple Leafs on Saturday. The 28-year-old netminder has been outstanding since joining Colorado earlier this season, posting an 18-7-2 record and a .917 SV%. He's a good bet to stay in the win column tonight as the Avalanche enter action at -150 on the money line.

Mackenzie Blackwood
Wedgewood will start against the Blackhawks on Monday.

On the front end of a back-to-back, Colorado will turn to Wedgewood between the pipes on Monday against the Chicago Blackhawks. Wedgewood was excellent in his most recent outing, saving 32 of 33 shots (.970 SV%) in a 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. The 32-year-old Wedgewood has a 2.23 GAA and .916 SV% in 11 appearances with Colorado this season (6-4-0). Colorado enters the action on Monday as enormous -515 home favorites against a Chicago team with points in five straight (4-0-1).

Scott Wedgewood
Malinski is expected to be a healthy scratch on Monday vs. Chicago.

Malinski was excellent in Colorado's previous game, recording two assists in a 7-4 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, but will be a healthy scratch on Monday to accommodate Erik Johnson's re-debut with the team. The 26-year-old Malinski is averaging 15:29 time-on-ice and has nine points (2G / 7A) in 60 games this season.

Sam Malinski