The Colorado Avalanche are set to welcome middle Gavin Brindley again to the lineup for the primary time in 10 video games after they tackle the Florida Panthers on residence ice on Thursday night time.
Brindley final performed on Nov. 20 in opposition to the New York Rangers and sustained a lower-body damage earlier than being positioned on injured reserve with a week-to-week standing. He spent 10 video games sidelined, however Colorado head coach Jared Bednar mentioned on Dec. 3 that he appeared forward of schedule in his restoration.
This season, Bridnley has 4 objectives and 7 factors in 18 video games.
Chosen thirty fourth total by the Columbus Blue Jackets within the second spherical of the 2023 NHL Draft, Brindley spent many of the 2024-25 season within the AHL, the place he scored six objectives and 17 factors in 52 video games with the Cleveland Monsters.
He joined the Avalanche in the summertime as a part of a commerce with the Blue Jackets that despatched forwards Charlie Coyle and Miles Wooden to Ohio, whereas bringing in Brindley alongside a third-round choice (Francesco Dell’elcel) within the 2025 NHL Draft and a conditional second-round alternative within the 2027 NHL Draft.
Nonetheless exempt from waivers, Brindley’s time within the AHL is unlikely to be achieved for good, however he has began to ascertain himself as an on a regular basis NHL participant and can look to regain that type when he returns from damage.
The Avalanche enter Thursday’s contest sitting atop the NHL’s Central Division with 49 factors in 30 video games, and can look to proceed their sizzling streak with 4 of their subsequent six video games on residence ice.
After Thursday’s conflict with the defending Stanley Cup champions, the Avalanche welcome divisional foes, the Nashville Predators on Saturday night time, earlier than hitting the highway to fulfill the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday at Local weather Pledge Area.
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