Overview
- Bednar, hit in the right cheek by a puck that deflected off Keegan Kolesar after a Jack Drury stick check during Saturday's third period, left the bench and went to a hospital for a CT scan.
- The team said he sustained facial fractures and a corneal abrasion, needs no surgery, and is expected to make a full recovery.
- He will skip the two-game Alberta trip, with assistants Nolan Pratt and Dave Hakstol coaching in Edmonton on Monday and in Calgary on Tuesday.
- Assistant coach Dave Hakstol ran the bench after Bednar departed, while defenseman Josh Manson left with an upper-body injury that is still under evaluation.
- Colorado has already clinched the Presidents' Trophy with 115 points, giving the club room to rest and reset ahead of the postseason.