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FILE - Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin, left, and Dallas Stars defenseman Esa Lindell face off in the second period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, May 11, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - Colorado Avalanche right wing Valeri Nichushkin, left, and Dallas Stars defenseman Esa Lindell face off in the second period of Game 3 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series, May 11, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon waits for play to resume in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon waits for play to resume in the second period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 26, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Colorado Avalanche right wing Nikolai Kovalenko, left, confers with center Nathan MacKinnon in the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Avalanche right wing Nikolai Kovalenko, left, confers with center Nathan MacKinnon in the second period of an NHL preseason hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

FILE - Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon collects the puck in the third period of Game 6 of an NHL hockey playoff series Friday, May 17, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

FILE - Colorado Avalanche center Nathan MacKinnon collects the puck in the third period of Game 6 of an NHL hockey playoff series Friday, May 17, 2024, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)