Colorado Avalanche News

MacKinnon (lower-body) will be back in the Avalanche lineup on Friday.

MacKinnon missed Wednesday's game in Detroit with a "minor" lower-body injury but will play Friday vs. the Jets. MacKinnon will be back on the top line and top power-play unit and comes in with 24 points (9G / 15A) in 19 games since the beginning of January.

Nathan MacKinnon
Merkley will draw into the Sharks lineup on Thursday.

Merkley has only played once in the last five games but will replace Radim Simek in the lineup on Thursday. Merkley has scored one goal with one assist in 15 games with the Sharks, playing primarily on the third pair and second power-play unit.

Ryan Merkley
MacKinnon (nose/concussion) will return to the Avalanche lineup on Sunday.

MacKinnon missed four games with a broken nose and a concussion he suffered on January 26th but is set to play on Sunday. MacKinnon, who has nine goals and 34 assists (43 points) in 31 games this season, will be back on the top line with Mikko Rantanen and Gabriel Landeskog.

Nathan MacKinnon
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