Anticipation is mounting as the Colorado Avalanche faces a challenging situation with Cale Makar, who is sidelined due to a recent injury. As the team’s star player, Makar’s absence has raised questions about how his potential recovery timeline might affect Colorado’s performance.

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"He's getting close," coach Spencer Carbery said. "We'll see what the plan is for him tomorrow. I'm not sure on the back-to-back (against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, at St. Louis Blues on Saturday), but we'll see where we go. I'll talk to the training staff after we wrap up this morning. -- Tom Gulitti

Colorado star defenseman Cale Makar left the Avalanche's 6-3 victory over Seattle in the middle of the second period with an undisclosed injury and returned for less than 30 seconds in the final period Tuesday night.

The Colorado Avalanche (6-7-0) are back on the road to take on the NHL’s best Winnipeg Jets (12-1-0) in their first clash since last season’s first-round playoff matchup. Puck drop is scheduled for 6 p.

The Avalanche's injury issues got even worse on Tuesday night when star defenseman Cale Makar went down with an injury.

Nathan MacKinnon had his most productive night of the season to pull the Colorado Avalanche out of a funk, but the club’s extraordinary injury crisis may have somehow reached a new level.