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Just when the Avalanche got back reigning Norris Trophy winner Cale Makar, Colorado might be without Hart Trophy finalist Nathan MacKinnon.

The team said Monday the 31-year-old experienced complications following the procedure after playing through the injury during the 2025-26 season.

The Golden Knights go for what would be a stunning sweep over the President's Trophy winners on Tuesday night.

Nikolaj Ehlers got loose up the center of the ice and popped the puck past Jakub Dobes at 3:29 of overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes past the Montreal Canadiens,

Carolina started out like a team that had been waiting around nearly for two weeks. And that has them in yet another hole in the playoff round that keeps growing into a bigger roadblock.

Forget motivational speeches. Colorado coach Jared Bednar simply let the game tape do the talking.

The Canadiens pounced for four first-period goals on slow-starting Carolina -- coming off the longest postseason break in more than a century -- and beat the Hurricanes 6-2 on Thursday night.

So much has changed for Carter Hart since his last Stanley Cup playoffs run. The one constant is his stellar play in net.

Ryan Leonard scored the decisive penalty for the United States in a 4-3 shootout win over Germany at the ice hockey world championship.

Coach Jared Bednar announced after the morning skate that Cale Makar was out and called the standout blueliner "day to day."