Colorado Avalanche News
Kiviranta missed Monday's practice and will not play in Tuesday's game vs. St. Louis. Kiviranta is one of three forwards (Roope Hintz & Alexander Radulov) who will not be available for Tuesday's game, so call-ups from the AHL will be needed.
The Sabres do not have a timetable on Mittelstadt but believe he could be back before the end of the season. Mittelstadt has played just four games this season.
Mittelstadt will see a specialist on Friday to determine the severity of his upper-body injury. Expect the Sabres to provide a detailed timeline within the next 24 hours.
MacDonald will replace Jaycob Megna in the lineup and may take shifts at both forward and defence. MacDonald has no points and a minus-1 rating in four games this season.
Makar was a late scratch in Ottawa on Saturday but will play Monday in Philadelphia. Makar has been on a torrid pace recently, scoring 10 goals with 10 assists (20 points) in his last 14 games.
The Bruins were finally given the green light to call-up players from Providence after a COVID-19 breakout. Ahcan has picked up two goals with eight assists (10 points) in 19 AHL games this season.
de Haan only played 11:52 TOI vs. the Sharks and will come out of the lineup on Thursday. Riley Stillman is a game-time decision and may replace de Haan in the lineup. de Haan is day-to-day.