Colorado Avalanche travel without injured Andre Burakovsky ahead of Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final

DENVER — Colorado‘s  Andre Burakovsky will not journey with the team to Tampa on Sunday just after struggling an injury in the Avalanche’s 7- drubbing of the Lightning in Video game 2 of the Stanley Cup Ultimate on Saturday.

Coach Jared Bednar stated Burakovsky is nevertheless currently being evaluated and would join the Avalanche in Tampa on Monday. His availability for Match 3 continues to be unfamiliar.

Burakovsky still left Saturday’s tilt early in the next time period following getting a Victor Hedman shot off the hand. It’s the next harm Burakovsky has experienced in the postseason, after he was forced to pass up two video games in the Western Meeting ultimate versus Edmonton with a leg damage. Burakovsky mentioned past 7 days he’d only a short while ago felt near to recovered from that difficulty, but he however was taking standard maintenance times from methods and morning skates.

The Avalanche are already participating in brief-handed in their best-6 as Nazem Kadri stays out following thumb operation. He very last performed in Activity 3 of the conference finals and resumed skating with a stick very last week. Bednar mentioned Sunday that Kadri will vacation with the group to Tampa but is nonetheless deemed day-to-working day.

“We are hopeful we are going to see him at some issue,” Bednar mentioned. “Not guaranteed about Sport 3 or Sport 4 [though].”

Burakovsky has showcased his most effective hockey of the playoffs because changing Kadri on the Avalanche’s second line. The big winger scored Colorado’s time beyond regulation winner in Match 1 and made the most of restricted playing time in Activity 2, notching a crucial help on Valeri Nichushkin‘s ability-participate in goal and scoring yet another himself. Burakovsky now has three aims and 8 factors in 12 postseason games.

Bednar juggled his traces yet again without having Burakovsky in Activity 2, elevating  Artturi Lehkonen to the next device with Mikko Rantanen and  J.T. Compher.

Colorado will wait and see if Burakovsky is ready to perform in Monday’s Video game 3. The Avalanche did get Andrew Cogliano (finger) back on Saturday to shore up their ahead depth. If Burakovsky is unavailable, it really is possible Nicolas Aube-Kubel would attract back into the lineup, soon after currently being a healthier scratch in Game 2.