Avalanche: Makar Out, Nichushkin and Roy Return

Makar has been out since March 30 with an upper-body injury sustained in a game against Calgary. He is expected to return before the regular season concludes. Meanwhile, the team will get a boost up front with the returns of Valeri Nichushkin and Nicolas Roy. They will face the St. Louis Blues, with Joel Kiviranta and Zakir Bardakov sitting out to make room.