The Avalanche on Wednesday returned to the ice for their first official practice after the 4 Nations Face-Off break. What's left of them, that is. It was known that Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Devon Toews wouldn't be there,

The Colorado Avalanche trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Devon Toews had an easy excuse for missing Friday’s practice. They needed a break after hoisting

Martin Necas scored the tiebreaking goal late in the third period, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-4 on Friday night. Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and three assists, Cale Makar had two goals and an assist,

Harley will be allowed to join Team Canada ahead of Saturday's matchup with the United States, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports. The rules for the 4 Nations Face-Off originally would not have allowed Harley to join Canada even with Cale Makar under the weather but in light of Shea Theodore's arm injury,

The status of Canada defenseman Cale Makar is cloudy after he missed his team’s 4 Nations Face-Off game against the United States on Saturday night because of illness. Coach Jon Cooper said after his team’s 3-1 loss that Makar was close to playing.

Team Canada defenseman Cale Makar, who was a game-time decision earlier in the day and is battling an illness that held him out of Friday's practice, did not play in his club's 3-1 loss to the United States on Saturday at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Canada was already down to just six healthy defensemen and could be without top defenseman Cale Makar, who missed Friday's practice with an illness, putting his status Saturday vs. USA in question.

Cale Makar scores with the Avalanche a man down to increase Colorado's lead.

Canada star defenseman Cale Makar voiced a very strong statement after missing his team's crucial game against Team USA, sending a clear message to head coach Jon Cooper, Sidney Crosby, and the rest of the locker room.

Team Canada will be looking for revenge on Thursday in the 4 Nations Face-Off championship game against Team USA. The Americans beat them 3-1 last weekend, but the Canadians didn’t have top defenceman Cale Makar in the lineup.

Canada is without No. 1 defenseman Cale Makar for its game against the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off.