Colorado Avalanche vs. Florida Panthers - NHL Game Preview - January 4, 2026 - CBS Sports

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Sun Jan 4

10:00PM

Florida

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	1	2	3	T
Colorado COL--	-	-	-
Florida FLA--	-	-	-

Amerant Bank ArenaSunrise, FL

Avalanche	3.97 GF AVG	2.18 GA AVG	15.70 Power Play
Panthers	3.16 GF AVG	3.09 GA AVG	18.90 Power Play

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Jacob MacDonald (D)	Hip	02-03-2026Expected to be out until at least Feb 4
Logan O'Connor (RW)	Hip	12-26-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 27

PLAYERS	INJURY	EXPECTED RETURN
Dmitry Kulikov (D)	Upper Body	03-16-2026Expected to be out until at least Mar 17
Aleksander Barkov (C)	Knee	04-25-2026Out for the season
Tomas Nosek (LW)	Knee	01-03-2026Expected to be out until at least Jan 4
Matthew Tkachuk (LW)	Groin	12-29-2025Expected to be out until at least Dec 30
Jonah Gadjovich (LW)	Upper Body	02-04-2026Expected to be out until at least Feb 5
Cole Schwindt (C)	Arm	01-11-2026Expected to be out until at least Jan 12

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