Colorado Avalanche
Mackenzie Blackwood was activated from injured reserve and will be available for the Avalanche against the Nashville Predators on Friday (9 p.m. ET; FDSNSO, KTVD, ALT, SNE, SN360, TVAS). Blackwood, who missed the past six games with a lower-body injury, was a full participant in practice on Thursday. He is 13-1-1 in 16 games this season with a 2.07 goals-against average, .924 save percentage, and last played on Dec. 31. Scott Wedgewood, who has backed up Trent Miner the past two games, is also healthy after nursing a minor undisclosed injury. Wedgewood is 19-3-4 in 28 games with a 2.19 goals-against average and .917 save percentage. “Activated Blackwood. Wedgewood’s feeling good. So both guys feeling really good right now,” Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. … Forward Ross Colton is day to day with an upper-body injury but hasn’t been ruled out for Friday. “He’ll skate in the morning, and we’ll see,” Bednar said. Colton has 20 points (five goals, and 15 assists) in 45 games this season.