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Mackenzie Blackwood - Set to start Friday Blackwood is slated to defend the home crease against the Predators on Friday, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Impact Blackwood missed the last six games due to a lower-body injury, but he was activated off injured reserve Wednesday and has been officially cleared to return two days later. The 29-year-old has been stellar for the Avalanche when healthy this year, going 13-1-1 with a 2.07 GAA and .924 save percentage over 15 appearances.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Ivan Ivan - Called up from AHL Ivan was recalled from AHL Colorado on Friday.

Impact The Avalanche are hurting up front as Ross Colton missed practice Thursday with an upper-body injury, leaving the team with 10 healthy forwards, necessitating the recall of Ivan. The 23-year-old Ivan has one assist in five NHL games this season and will likely see fourth-line minutes Friday versus Nashville.

6 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

GAME DAY: Preds at Avalanche, January 16 | Nashville Predators Nashville Begins Back-to-Back With Finale of Season Series Against Colorado

6 DAYS AGO • NHL.COM

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Maple Leafs' William Nylander exits game with lower-body injury

William Nylander, the Maple Leafs' top scorer, left Thursday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights with a lower-body injury

6 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Avalanche vs. Predators Prediction, Odds, Picks - Jan. 16

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Ross Colton - Dealing with lower-body injury Colton is questionable against the Predators on Friday due to a lower-body injury, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports.

Impact Colton joins a growing list of injured forwards in Colorado, as the team remains without Gabriel Landeskog (upper body) and Joel Kiviranta (lower body). The Avs were already practicing without a full complement of 12 forwards Thursday, so they may need multiple call-ups from the minors ahead of Friday's contest.

JANUARY 15 • ROTOWIRE

Zakhar Bardakov - Called up Thursday Bardakov was recalled from AHL Colorado on Thursday.

Impact Bardakov was sent to the AHL on Tuesday, but he'll rejoin the NHL club following a brief stint in the minors. The 24-year-old has appeared in 32 games with the Avalanche this year, generating a goal, seven assists, 30 hits, 16 blocked shots and six PIM while averaging 7:17 of ice time.

JANUARY 15 • ROTOWIRE

Nashville visits Colorado after Josi's 2-goal game

The Nashville Predators visit the Colorado Avalanche after Roman Josi scored two goals in the Predators' 4-3 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers

JANUARY 15 • Associated Press

Mackenzie Blackwood - Activated off IR Blackwood (lower body) was activated off injured reserve Wednesday.

Impact After Trent Miner was reassigned to the AHL earlier Wednesday, Blackwood will rejoin the Avalanche ahead of Friday's contest against Nashville. Blackwood missed six games due to the lower-body injury, and he'll look to continue his elite season following his absence, as he has a 13-1-1 record, a 2.07 GAA and a .924 save percentage through 15 outings this season. Once he officially draws his next start, he'll aim to extend his seven-game win streak that began nearly a month before he picked his injury.

JANUARY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Trent Miner - Heads to minors Miner was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Wednesday.

Impact Miner has a 1-0-3 record, 2.03 GAA and .923 save percentage in four appearances with the Avalanche in 2025-26. His reassignment might be a sign that Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body) is close to returning, but the Avalanche are off until Friday's home game against Nashville, so they have plenty of time to recall a goaltender before their next game.

JANUARY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Toronto Maple Leafs breaks Colorado Avalanche's 17-game home win streak Today, January 12, the Toronto Maple Leafs battle with the Quebec Nordiques (Now the Colorado Avalanche) for the first time since March 26,...

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Nikita Prishchepov - Picks up three points Prishchepov scored a goal and added two assists in AHL Colorado's 6-3 loss to Ontario on Tuesday.

Impact Prishchepov lost about six weeks at the start of the season while recovering from an undisclosed injury. He's done a fine job with the Eagles so far, earning two goals and eight assists across 16 outings, with five of those points coming over the last two games. He saw some time with the Avalanche in 2024-25, but it would take a number of injuries to get him in the mix this season.

JANUARY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Chase Bradley - Scores twice in AHL loss Bradley scored two goals in AHL Colorado's 6-3 loss to Ontario on Tuesday.

Impact Bradley missed over two months of action from early November to early January, but he's picked up four goals and an assist over four games since he returned. He's at seven points, 33 shots on net and a plus-6 rating through 15 appearances this season.

JANUARY 14 • ROTOWIRE

Brock Nelson - Finds twine on power play Nelson scored a power-play goal on four shots and went minus-2 in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Maple Leafs.

Impact Nelson put the Avalanche ahead 2-1 late in the first period, though Bobby McMann pulled Toronto level in the second. With 13 goals and 20 points over his last 17 games, Nelson has found his groove on the Avalanche's second line and first power-play unit -- he has earned nine of those points with the man advantage. The 34-year-old center is at 22 goals, 38 points (11 on the power play), 98 shots on net, 36 blocked shots, 22 hits and a plus-11 rating through 45 appearances.

JANUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Ivan Ivan - Reassigned to minors Ivan was sent back to AHL Colorado on Tuesday.

Impact Ivan will return to the AHL after a pair of quiet games where he averaged less than seven and a half minutes of ice time for the Avalanche. Through 30 games with the Colorado Eagles this season, he has two goals, six assists and 60 shots on net. He will likely suit up for the Eagles' games at the AHL level Tuesday and Wednesday before having a chance to return to the Avalanche ahead of Friday's contest due to the numerous injuries among the team's forward group.

JANUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Zakhar Bardakov - Sent down to AHL Bardakov was reassigned to AHL Colorado on Tuesday.

Impact After 32 games at the NHL level, Bardakov will take his first trip to the AHL following Tuesday's news. While he had just begun to produce points consistently with three helpers across his last four games, his inconsistency in finding the scoresheet during the months prior kept him in a limited role. The 24-year-old forward has shown promise in his first NHL season with eight points, but may need more time to retool his game in the minors before potentially rejoining the Avalanche later this season.

JANUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Trent Miner - Allowed four goals to Leafs Miner gave up four goals on 31 shots (.871 save percentage) in a 4-3 loss to Toronto on Monday.

Impact Miner was given the second consecutive start after having blanked the Blue Jackets on Saturday but wasn't nearly as sharp. Once Mackenzie Blackwood (lower body) returns to the lineup, the 24-year-old Miner will be headed back to AHL Colorado, where he figures to spend the rest of the 2025-26 campaign, barring additional injury concerns.

JANUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Cale Makar - Records two points Monday Makar scored a goal on two shots and picked up a power-play assist in a 4-3 loss to Toronto on Monday.

Impact Makar has three multi-point games over his last six outings, generating two goals and six assists, including five with the man advantage. At his current pace, the offensively-gifted blueliner should be capable of reaching the 90-point threshold for the third consecutive year and could even challenge for 100.

JANUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Martin Necas - Scores goal, assist versus Leafs Necas scored a goal on five shots and generated an assist in a 4-3 loss to Toronto on Monday.

Impact Necas has seven multi-point games in his last 16 outings, producing a combined seven goals and 11 helpers. During that stretch, only two of the winger's points have come with the man advantage despite him averaging 3:55 of power-play ice time.

JANUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Nathan MacKinnon - Garners trio of helpers MacKinnon racked up three assists in Monday's 4-3 loss to Toronto.

Impact MacKinnon has been boom or bust of late, generating six multi-point efforts in his last nine outings while being blanked in the other three. With 81 points in 45 games this year, the world-class center is on pace to top his career-best year from 2023-24 when he notched 140 points in 82 regular-season tilts.

JANUARY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Deadspin | NHL roundup: In OT, Leafs halt Avs' home win streak at 17 Deadspin | NHL roundup: In OT, Leafs halt Avs' home win streak at 17

JANUARY 13 • DEADSPIN.COM

NHL Power Rankings 01/13/26 The NHL is through 14 weeks of the season, and two weeks remain before the league heads for a break during the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympics....

JANUARY 13 • THEBIGLEAD.COM

Auston Matthews | Post Game vs Colorado Avalanche | Toronto Maple Leafs Auston Matthews speaks with the media following the Leafs 4-3 overtime victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Monday.

JANUARY 13 • NHL.COM

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