DENVER — Coach Jared Bednar will not be around. colorado avalanche on their road trip to Western Canada after suffering a facial injury during their game on Saturday night.
The Avalanche said Sunday that Bednar suffered a facial fracture and a scratched cornea, but was expected to make a full recovery without surgery. Assistants Nolan Pratt and Dave Hakstol are expected to coach the team in the final two games of the regular season. edmonton And calgary In Bednar’s absence.
Bednar was taken to the hospital after being hit by a puck on his right cheek. 3-2 overtime loss till vegas golden knights. A team spokesperson said at the time that Bednar was fully alert and conscious and went to the hospital for a CT scan and further evaluation.
Bednar was standing behind the Colorado bench when a puck flew off the Golden Knights defenseman’s stick Keegan KolesarOver the boards and hit Koch with 16:39 left in the third period. He bent over, holding the side of his head and a trainer helped him to the locker room.
Hakstol took over for Bednar for the remainder of the game.
“It’s definitely a little nerve-wracking. It’s scary when the pucks are flying out there,” Pratt said after the game. “It happens all the time, and tonight is unfortunate, so it takes a little second to double-check and then come back to it.”
Colorado, with 115 points, Received top seed overall For Thursday nights in the postseason. The playoffs begin next weekend.
guard josh manson Also left the Vegas game at the end of the second period due to an upper body injury.
“He’s being evaluated, so we’ll see how it goes [Sunday],” Pratt said.
