Lehkonen, a ahead, and Malinski, a defenseman, each missed the sport with upper-body accidents and weren’t on the ice for warmups. Every had performed in each Stanley Cup Playoff recreation for Colorado getting into Monday.
Lehkonen, who performs left wing on the Avalanche prime line with heart Nathan MacKinnon and proper wing Martin Necas, has six factors (three objectives, three assists) in seven video games this postseason.
Malinski, who performs on the second protection pair with Brett Kulak, has three factors (one aim, two assists) in seven playoff video games. He scored the primary postseason aim of his NHL profession in Recreation 1, a 9-6 win in opposition to the Wild.
Josh Manson,who missed the previous 4 video games with an upper-body harm sustained in Recreation 3 of the primary spherical in opposition to the Los Angeles Kings.
Jack Ahcan, a defenseman for the Avalanche, additionally participated in warmups. The 28-year-old had two assists in 11 video games with them this season. He spent many of the season with the Colorado Eagles, the Avalanche’s AHL affiliate, the place he had 50 factors (11 objectives, 39 assists) in 61 video games.
Goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, who led the Avalanche onto the ice for warmups, will make his first begin of this postseason for Colorado on Monday. Blackwood entered in reduction of Scott Wedgewood, who allowed three objectives on 12 pictures in Colorado’s 5-1 loss to the Wild, on Saturday. Blackwood made 12 saves on 13 pictures.