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Erik Johnson will miss his fourth consecutive game Tuesday night with a knee injury. But the Avalanche defenseman has returned to the ice. That quick-hitting story form the morning skate report.
Our gameday advance package looks at the significance of Matt Duchene’s 21 goals and the spotlight is on Lightning leading scorer Nikita Kucherov.
Terry Frei’s coverage from Chicago of the Avs’ 6-3 loss Sunday at the United Center is here.
Speaking of the Blackhawks, they gave coach Joel Quenneville another extension, locking in the former Avalanche bench boss through 2019-20.