2025-26 Avalanche of Injuries, Part Four

DENVER, CO - MAY 03: Colorado Avalanche left wing Artturi Lehkonen (62) celebrates his goal with teammates Gabriel Landeskog; center, and Colorado Avalanche center Nazem Kadri (91). (Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)"n"n | Denver Post via Getty Images The Olympic break was supposed to return the squad to full-health but the Colorado Avalanche have again endured a rash of injuries over the past couple weeks. Now embarking on a lengthy four-game east coast road trip, there’s optimism many of the following can return in the eight days while they are gone, which would be an improvement from the previous before playoffs timeline.

Theres also the hope that other names aren’t added to the list in the process. Here are the Avalanche of injuries as we stand today: Bednar mentioned on @AltitudeSR today that they’re hopeful they’ll get all the injured wingers back at some point during this upcoming 4-game road trip. https://t.

co/TwNx1MNNsB — Evan Rawal (@evanrawal) March 18, 2026 Logan O’Connor Everyone’s favorite energy forward has been out all season recovering from hip surgery and then has been dealing with a soft tissue setback over the last couple of months. Since the Olympic break Logan O’Connor has skated with the team on a regular basis but wasn’t participating in any contact drills. He is apparently getting closer and might be the first player on this list to suit up again for the Avalanche.

Jared Bednar indicated that O’Connor would likely just enter the lineup instead of go on a conditioning stint when he is deemed ready to play, which might be sometime next week. Artturi Lehkonen On March 2nd in Los Angeles, Artturi Lehkonen took an awkward hit up high and left the game early in the first period. Over the past week he has skated with the team some but considering he is recovering from an upper-body injury, his return may not be imminent.