Overview
- During the game, the Avalanche announced Wedgewood would not return due to an upper-body injury.
- Wedgewood completed the second period before departing, and Mackenzie Blackwood took over for the third.
- The team did not explain how the injury occurred or provide a timetable for updates.
- Wedgewood, 33, has started the season 13-1-3 with a .921 save percentage and a 2.08 goals-against average.
- He signed a one-year extension in mid-November after a standout start to his first full season with Colorado.