Center Nathan MacKinnon and defenseman Erik Johnson went through off-ice video study of new coach Jared Bednar’s systems to get caught up as much as possible with their teammates Sunday, then practiced with the Avalanche Monday at Family Sports Center.
Both were back after their teams didn’t advance beyond the preliminary round of the World Cup of Hockey. MacKinnon’s Team North America, made up of Canadians and Americans 23-years-old and younger, went 2-1 but didn’t advance because of a head-to-head loss to Russia, and Johnson’s U.S. team went 0-3.
MacKinnon had two goals and an assist in the three games.