Mikko Rantanen is day-to-day with a lower-body injury but is expected to be ready for opening night.
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Rantanen (illness) will be back in the Avalanche lineup on Thursday.
Rantanen missed the last four games with an illness but will be back on the top line and top power-play unit on Thursday. Prior to getting sick, Rantanen had 26 points (10G / 16A) in his last 19 games.
Rantanen (illness) will not play on Friday.
Rantanen (illness) will not play Wednesday in Seattle.
Rantanen was placed in COVID-19 protocol but is expected to be back on December 31st.
Rantanen was placed in COVID-19 protocol on December 21st but the team did not announce it until Sunday. The Avalanche provided expected return dates for all of the players still in protocol and put Rantanen on track to miss Wednesday's game vs. the Stars but be back for Friday's rematch.
Rantanen (lower-body) will play on Saturday.
Rantanen (lower-body) will not play on Wednesday.
Rantanen will miss his third straight game with a lower-body injury. Rantanen remains day-to-day, so he isn't expected to be sidelined long-term. Monitor his status heading into Saturday's rematch in Columbus.
Rantanen is not on the ice for warmups; will not play on Thursday.
Rantanen (undisclosed) is questionable to play Thursday in St. Louis.
Rantanen was banged up in Colorado's morning skate and head coach Jared Bednar was not sure of his status for tonight's game in St. Louis. Consider him a game-time decision and monitor his status when the Avalanche hit the ice for warmups at 7:30 PM ET.
Rantanen (COVID-19) will return to the Avalanche lineup on Friday.
Rantanen has missed the last four games while in the COVID-19 protocol but will play Friday vs. the Sharks. The Avalanche top line had some struggles without Rantanen, so his return will provide a massive boost to a team that has lost three in a row.
Rantanen (COVID-19) is expected to miss the next three games.
The Avalanche return to action on Thursday but Rantanen did not travel to St. Louis to start the trip. Head coach Jared Bednar said that he could play next Wednesday in Vegas, so it looks like he'll miss all three games in St. Louis. In addition to Rantanen, the Avalanche will be without Joonas Donskoi and Philipp Grubauer due to COVID-19 protocols.
Rantanen will be out "weeks" with an upper-body injury.
Rantanen (ankle) will play Wednesday in Toronto.
Rantanen returned to the lineup on Saturday but missed the third period. Rantanen had one goal and three assists before leaving and holding him out of the third period was likely more precautionary since the Avalanche were up massive. Rantanen was also held out of Monday's practice but was on the ice for the morning skate and will play in Toronto.
Rantanen (lower-body) will return to the Avalanche lineup on Saturday.
Rantanen (lower-body) will return to the lineup on Saturday.
Rantanen, who has been out since October 21st, will miss Wednesday's game but will return to Colorado's lineup in Chicago on Saturday. Rantanen is expected to jump right back onto the right-side of Nathan Mackinnon and will try to build off of a hot-start that saw him register 12 points (5G / 7A) in his first nine games.
Rantanen is doubtful to play Wednesday but could play later this week.
Rantanen joined his teammates for practice on Monday and head coach Jared Bednar left open the possibility of him playing by this weekend. Rantanen will likely miss his 15th consecutive game on Wednesday but monitor his status ahead of their Friday/Saturday home-and-home with the Blackhawks.
Rantanen is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.
Head coach Jared Bednar said he doesn't feel like it will be a "4-to-6 week" injury and expects him back sooner than that. The Avalanche have officially placed the "week-to-week" tag on him, so expect him to miss at least a couple of weeks. He will be re-evaluated after that and then you can expect another update from Colorado.
Rantanen left Monday’s game with a lower-body injury and will not return.
Rantanen suffered a pretty ugly looking lower-body injury in the first period of Monday’s game in St. Louis. Rantanen suffered a non-contact injury, twisting his knee while skating out of the offensive zone. Non-contact injuries are usually bad news but the Avalanche likely won’t release any further information until Rantanen is evaluated.
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Rantanen will play in Thursday’s season opener.
Rantanen missed training camp because of a contract holdout but was back on the ice with the Avalanche on Monday. After his first practice session, head coach Jared Bednar said that his star right-winger will play Thursday. Rantanen is scheduled to skate on the top-line with Nathan Mackinnon and Gabriel Landeskog and should have no issues topping 80 points for the third consecutive season.
The Avalanche have re-signed Mikko Rantanen to a six-year, $55.5 million contract ($9.25M AAV).
Rantanen and the Avalanche came down to the wire but finally came to terms on a six-year deal. The soon-to-be 23-year old has posted back-to-back 80-plus point seasons, including 31 goals and 56 assists last year. He is expected to re-join the Avalanche and should be available for their season opener on Thursday.