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Avalanche stars MacKinnon, Makar to miss weeks

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Digital, G. (2026, November 14). Avalanche stars MacKinnon, Makar to miss weeks. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12151160/avalanche-stars-mackinnon-makar-to-miss-weeks/

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Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar announced that star forward Nathan MacKinnon and top defenceman Cale Makar will be out of play for at least a month and about two weeks, respectively, due to lower-body injuries sustained during Thursday's game against the Ottawa Senators. MacKinnon has 10 goals and 20 assists in 20 games this season, while Makar has five goals and 18 assists in 19 games, contributing significantly to the team’s current record of 11-6-3.
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MONTREAL Senators The Colorado Avalanche the Montreal Canadiens the Ottawa Senators

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MacKinnon PERSON · 3× Makar PERSON · 3× Cale Makar PERSON · 1× Jared Bednar PERSON · 1× MONTREAL GPE · 1× Nathan MacKinnon PERSON · 1× Senators ORG · 1× The Colorado Avalanche ORG · 1× the Montreal Canadiens ORG · 1× the Ottawa Senators ORG · 1×

Narrative

Head coach Jared Bednar told reporters ahead of Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens that forward Nathan MacKinnon is out at least one month, while defenceman Cale Makar will miss approximately two weeks.
framing: assertive · carried by 2 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-14
The Colorado Avalanche will have to make do without their two biggest stars in the coming weeks.
2026-11-14 · Global News
Avalanche stars MacKinnon, Makar to miss weeks · assertive framing
2026-11-14 · Toronto Star
Avalanche stars MacKinnon, Makar to miss weeks with lower-body injuries · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

The Colorado Avalanche will have to make do without their two biggest stars in the coming weeks. asserted
Avalanche → have → weeks
Head coach Jared Bednar told reporters ahead of Saturday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens that forward Nathan MacKinnon is out at least one month, while defenceman Cale Makar will miss approximately two weeks. asserted
Makar → tell → weeks
MacKinnon and Makar both exited Thursday’s 4-3 overtime loss to the Ottawa Senators with lower-body injuries in the second period. asserted
MacKinnon → exit → period
MacKinnon sustained the injury after Senators defenceman Artem Zub cross-checked him in the hip area. asserted
Zub → sustain → area
Makar then left when he appeared to hurt his right leg after stopping to control the puck in the offensive zone. asserted
he → leave → zone
A Hart Trophy winner as league MVP in 2024, MacKinnon has 10 goals and 20 assists in 20 games this season. asserted
MacKinnon → have → games
Makar, a two-time Norris Trophy winner as the NHL’s best defenceman, has five goals and 18 assists in 19 games for Colorado (11-6-3). This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2026. asserted
report → have → Press
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