The Colorado Avalanche’s star forward Nathan MacKinnon will be unavailable for Wednesday night’s opening night game against the Chicago Blackhawks. He was left out of practice Tuesday due to COVID protocols.
Nathan MacKinnon (COVID protocol related absence) will not practice today.
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) October 12, 2021
Joe Sakic in a press conference Tuesday announced that the star center had tested positive for COVID-19. He will miss the opening game of the season due to the positive test.
There is hope that MacKinnon could return on Saturday versus the St.