Colorado Avalanche travel without injured Andre Burakovsky ahead of Game 3 of Stanley Cup Final

DENVER — Colorado‘s  Andre Burakovsky will not travel with the team to Tampa on Sunday just after struggling an injuries in the Avalanche’s 7- drubbing of the Lightning in Match 2 of the Stanley Cup Last on Saturday.

Coach Jared Bednar said Burakovsky is still staying evaluated and would be a part of the Avalanche in Tampa on Monday. His availability for Game 3 remains unidentified.

Burakovsky still left Saturday’s tilt early in the second interval after getting a Victor Hedman shot off the hand. It really is the next injury Burakovsky has experienced in the postseason, following he was compelled to miss two video games in the Western Convention last in opposition to Edmonton with a leg damage. Burakovsky claimed last 7 days he’d only not too long ago felt near to recovered from that concern, but he even now was taking standard maintenance times from methods and early morning skates.

The Avalanche are presently enjoying short-handed in their leading-six as Nazem Kadri stays out subsequent thumb surgical procedures. He final performed in Sport 3 of the meeting finals and resumed skating with a stick past week. Bednar claimed Sunday that Kadri will journey with the crew to Tampa but is still viewed as working day-to-working day.

“We are hopeful we are going to see him at some place,” Bednar explained. “Not sure about Activity 3 or Video game 4 [though].”

Burakovsky has showcased his best hockey of the playoffs given that replacing Kadri on the Avalanche’s next line. The major winger scored Colorado’s additional time winner in Sport 1 and made the most of constrained playing time in Recreation 2, notching a vital aid on Valeri Nichushkin‘s ability-enjoy aim and scoring a further himself. Burakovsky now has 3 plans and 8 points in 12 postseason games.

Bednar juggled his traces once more with out Burakovsky in Match 2, elevating  Artturi Lehkonen to the 2nd unit with Mikko Rantanen and  J.T. Compher.

Colorado will wait around and see if Burakovsky is equipped to enjoy in Monday’s Match 3. The Avalanche did get Andrew Cogliano (finger) back again on Saturday to shore up their ahead depth. If Burakovsky is unavailable, it truly is most likely Nicolas Aube-Kubel would draw back again into the lineup, just after being a healthful scratch in Game 2.