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Colorado Avalanche caput coach Jared Bednar will beryllium seeking his 2nd Stanley Cup title pinch his team, but he will person to return a spot disconnected nan crystal for nan remainder of nan regular season.
Bednar was struck successful nan look pinch a puck connected Saturday nighttime during a 3-2 overtime nonaccomplishment to nan Vegas Golden Knights. The squad said that Bednar suffered facial fractures and a corneal abrasion, but is expected to make a afloat recovery, without needing surgery, and beryllium backmost connected nan chair for nan playoffs.
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Colorado Avalanche caput coach Jared Bednar confers pinch halfway Martin Necas during nan 3rd play of an NHL crippled against nan Calgary Flames successful Denver connected March 30, 2026. (David Zalubowski/AP)
"It’s surely a small unnerving. It’s scary erstwhile nan pucks are flying successful there," adjunct coach Nolan Pratt said aft nan game. "It happens each nan time, and unluckily tonight, truthful it takes a small 2nd to benignant of recalibrate and past get backmost to it."
Pratt and Dave Hakstol will apt coach nan squad for nan last 2 games of nan regular season. The Avalanche will deed nan roadworthy for games against nan Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames.
2026 NHL STANLEY CUP ODDS: COLORADO AVALANCHE, TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING TOP BOARD
Colorado Avalanche caput coach Jared Bednar confers pinch players during a timeout successful nan 3rd play of an NHL crippled against nan Calgary Flames successful Denver connected April 9, 2026. (David Zalubowski/AP)
The Avalanche, who won nan Stanley Cup title successful 2022, clinched nan apical seed successful nan Western Conference connected Thursday nighttime pinch 115 points.
Colorado prima Nathan MacKinnon is starring nan NHL pinch 52 goals this play and is 3rd successful nan convention pinch 74 assists. He’s besides 3rd successful points pinch 126, trailing nan Tampa Bay Lightning’s Nikita Kucherov (128) and Oilers prima Connor McDavid (133).
Colorado Avalanche caput coach Jared Bednar watches from nan squad container during nan 2nd play of an NHL crippled against nan Vancouver Canucks successful Denver connected April 1, 2026. (David Zalubowski/AP)
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The Avalanche person made nan playoffs successful each but 1 play nether Bednar.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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