Avalanche’s top defensemen aren’t particularly excited about playing against Artturi Lehkonen at 4 Nations tournament.

The Avalanche are back. Well, kind of. Already missing 4 Nations Face-Off finalists Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar, and Devon Toews, the Avs were also without Artturi Lehkonen, Logan O’Connor, Samuel ...

MONTREAL — Cale Makar and Devon Toews have had a long time to ... They’ve got to play against Artturi Lehkonen. And now the top defense pairing for Canada and the Colorado Avalanche will ...

Toews recorded a pair of assists, two shots on goal, two blocked shots and a plus-3 rating in Friday's 5-4 win over the Oilers.

Cale Makar, after missing Saturday's game against the United States due to illness, looks slated to return in Monday's matchup against Team Finland/Suomi in the Four Nations Face-Off Tournament.

Goalie Scott Wedgewood missed the final four games leading into the break with an upper-body injury and returned to practice on Wednesday. In classic Avalanche fashion, it didn't look like his return ...

Colorado Avalanche’s Artturi Lehkonen, left, celebrates his goal with teammate ... (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press via AP) ...

Each team will play the other three squads once, with the two nations with the most points playing in the title game on ...

The NHL's 4 Nations Face-Off event is nearly here. And these Avalanche stars are going to be front and center as they battle ...