{"id":385436,"date":"2026-01-01T21:11:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T21:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/385436\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T21:11:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T21:11:12","slug":"two-avalanche-forwards-suffer-injuries-will-travel-with-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/385436\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Avalanche Forwards Suffer Injuries, Will Travel With Team"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Avalanche\u2019s most recent win was one of their most dominant of the season. They routed the St. Louis Blues 6-1, outshooting them 43-13 in the process while scoring a franchise best four goals in the opening 4:39. It was quite the night.<\/p>\n

But two injuries have developed around the team. One was Gavin Brindley, who played in the game against the Blues, and the other was Joel Kiviranta, who was a late scratch before puck drop.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: 10 Takeaways: Avalanche Enter 2026 With a 10-Point Cushion For Top Seed (+)<\/a><\/p>\n

Head coach Jared Bednar told reporters at Thursday\u2019s practice that the forwards are both day-to-day and will travel with the team on its three-game East Coast road trip, which starts in Carolina on Saturday. Bednar also said the team might call up an extra forward to take with them.<\/p>\n

Brindley suffered an upper-body injury that Bednar described as a tweak. He was seen going into the X-ray room postgame after playing 11:50 on the fourth line.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Postgame Wrap: Avalanche Put 6 Past Binnington, Blow Out Blues at Ball Arena<\/a><\/p>\n

Kiviranta went hard into the boards the game before \u2014 Monday\u2019s 5-2 triumph over the visiting Los Angeles Kings. That led to a lower-body injury which kept him out of warm-ups on Wednesday. Kiviranta was replaced by Zakhar Bardakov, who slotted in on the fourth-line wing.<\/p>\n

Kiviranta and Brindley have both been injuried previously during this season.<\/p>\n


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