Colorado Avalanche News

Wagner played 12 games with the Avalanche this season, scoring one point (1G / 0A), but was placed on waivers earlier this month and has been with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) since. The 33-year-old Wagner has 66 points (39G / 27A) in 385 career NHL games.

Calvin de Haan and Oliver Kylington have been alternated places in the lineup lately. de Haan will draw into the lineup on Friday. He is averaging 16:00 time-on-ice one and has one point (0G / 1A) in 16 games this season.

Calvin de Haan and Oliver Kylington have been alternated places in the lineup lately. Kylington is averaging 12:10 time-on-ice and has two points (1G / 1A) in eight games this season. He will exit the lineup on Friday in favor of de Haan.

With Yaroslav Askarov sent down to the San Jose Barracuda (AHL), the Sharks crease return to Blackwood. The 27-year-old Blackwood is having a fine season between the pipes for a defensively-prone Sharks club, posting a 3.07 GAA and .907 SV% in 14 games (4-7-3). That said, the Sharks enter Wednesday's contest as +181 home underdogs against an Ottawa Senators squad that snapped a five-game losing skid in their previous game, a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.

Klim Kostin will draw back into the lineup for the Sharks on Wednesday, resulting in Smith being a healthy scratch. The 26-year-old Smith has been limited to only six games this season, averaging 6:17 time-on-ice.

Kylington played three straight games for Colorado before being a healthy scratch on Monday, including scoring his first two points of the season (1G / 1A) in their most recent game, a 7-4 win over the Florida Panthers. He will likely replace Calvin de Haan in the lineup.

Tynan has played eight games this season, limited to 7:56 time-on-ice, scoring one point (0G / 1A). In a corresponding move, the Avalanche recalled Chase Bradley from the Colorado Eagles (AHL).

Bradley is a 22-year-old product from the University of Connecticut. He was the 203rd overall pick of the Detroit Red Wings in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft. He has yet to play an NHL game and has four points (3G / 1A) in 17 games with the Colorado Eagles (AHL) this season.

Drouin already missed 16 consecutive games this season due to injury and just made his return to the lineup on November 15th. He was starting to come to form, with four points (2G / 2A) in his last three games, but will unfortunately return to a familiar place on the sidelines.

Smith re-enters the lineup after sitting out Saturday's game against the Sabres. Klim Kostin will sit in his place.

Tynan will fill in for Jonathan Drouin, who was a late scratch due to an upper-body injury. Tynan is yet to score a goal and has just one assist in seven games this season.