NEWS
10:31 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) Jared Bednar is leaving the possibility open of Girard (concussion) returning for Game 3 versus the Jets on Friday, per Adrian Hernandez of Mile High Hockey on Wednesday.
4:01 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (concussion) skated in the lead-up to Tuesday's Game 2 matchup with Winnipeg, John Lu of TSN reports.
6:41 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (concussion) will not play in Game 1 against Winnipeg on Sunday, Kyle Fredrickson of The Denver Gazette reports.
1:01 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (concussion) will be a game-time for Game 1 against Winnipeg, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
6:59 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) has been placed in concussion protocol after being injured in Saturday's matchup against Winnipeg, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
5:35 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) suffered an upper-body injury and won't return to Saturday's game against Winnipeg.
8:37 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (illness) is expected to play Thursday versus the Rangers, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
3:32 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) is dealing with an illness, according to Brennan Vogt of The-Rink.com, so he's questionable for Thursday's contest versus the Rangers.
8:12 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had a goal and an assist in Thursday's 5-2 loss to Carolina. He added three shots, four blocks and two penalty minutes to his line over 15:53 of ice time.
10:33 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) delivered three assists, one on the power play, while adding one shot on net, four blocked shots, two hits and a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 7-4 win over the Senators.
6:31 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had an assist and a block over 18:07 of ice time in Monday's 4-3 loss to Montreal.
8:55 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had an assist, three blocked shots and two hits over 19:43 of ice time in Saturday's 5-3 win over Toronto.
8:50 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) logged an assist, three blocked shots and two PIM over 17:38 of ice time in Saturday's 8-4 loss to the Panthers.
7:23 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had an assist, two shots on net, one blocked shot and two hits over 16:58 of ice time in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime victory over the Islanders.
3:01 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (personal) told Corey Masisak of The Denver Post on Saturday that he will return to the lineup Sunday versus San Jose.
1:42 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (personal) will not return to the lineup in St. Louis on Friday, according to Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports.
3:26 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (personal) won't play Wednesday versus Arizona but might be an option for Friday's game against St. Louis, Jesse Montano of Guerilla Sports reports.
7:52 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) (personal) participated in Saturday's morning skate, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports.
1:39 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (personal) will not play versus Ottawa on Thursday, Ryan Boulding of NHL.com reports.
6:39 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) is on indefinite leave and has entered the NHL/NHLPA Player Assistance Program.
10:39 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) (personal) won't play Wednesday versus Vancouver, per Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now.
7:39 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (undisclosed) is not in Monday's lineup against Nashville, Corey Masisak of The Denver Post
6:43 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) did not participate in Sunday's practice, Evan Rawal of Colorado Hockey Now reports. He also was not in the lineup for Monday's win over Seattle.
9:15 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had three shots on goal, two blocked shots and one hit over 20:35 of ice time in Saturday's 2-1 shootout win over the Sharks.
3:44 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) logged a power-play assist, two shots on goal and two hits in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Kraken in Game 4.
9:13 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had two assists, two shots on goal, one hit and two blocked shots over 24:52 of ice time in Sunday's 6-5 overtime win over the Oilers.
11:19 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had an assist and one hit over 23:49 of ice time in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Wild.
8:18 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had a short-handed assist, two shots on goal, two hits and three blocked shots over 25:34 of ice time in Saturday's 5-3 win over Florida.
8:51 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had an assist, three shots on goal, one hit and one blocked shot over 22:34 of ice time in Tuesday's 2-1 overtime loss to Pittsburgh.
9:34 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had an assist, two shots on goal, five blocked shots and two PIM over 22:34 of ice time in Saturday's 4-2 win over St. Louis.
8:41 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (lower body) won't play Saturday against Carolina, per Peter Baugh of The Athletic.
8:41 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (lower body) won't play Thursday against Nashville, according to Peter Baugh of The Athletic
2:43 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, per Peter Baugh of The Athletic.
11:22 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) scored a goal on four shots, dished an assist, logged two hits, went plus-2 and added two PIM in Monday's 6-3 win over the Wild.
2:15 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (chest) is on the ice for Thursday's practice, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
1:42 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) who suffered a broken sternum in Game 3 against the Blues on Saturday, does not require surgery, Mike Morreale of NHL.com reports.
11:14 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) has suffered a broken sternum and is expected to miss the rest of the season.
11:08 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (upper body) is dealing with a serious injury that could keep him out of the second of the Avalanche's second-round series versus the Blues, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports.
9:07 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (upper body) won't return to Saturday's Game 3 versus the Blues. He is undergoing further evaluation at a St. Louis area hospital.
4:31 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) will return to the lineup for Saturday's game versus Edmonton, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
1:50 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (lower body) won't play Friday versus the Jets.
1:41 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (lower body) has been cleared to return to action Friday versus Winnipeg, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.
1:48 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (lower body) will not be available versus Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.
2:48 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (lower body) won't play Saturday versus Pittsburgh, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
8:39 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (lower body) remains out of the lineup Thursday versus the Sharks, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
2:23 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (lower body) has started skating Tuesday back in Denver, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
2:53 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) is expected to be sidelined for four weeks with a lower-body injury, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports.
12:18 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) will not participate in Thursday's game against Carolina due to a lower-body injury, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
7:28 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had one shot on net and a team-high five blocked shots in Wednesday's 2-0 win over the Golden Knights.
9:56 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had a power-play assist, one hit and two blocked shots in Friday's 6-4 win over Chicago.
10:09 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had a pair of power-play assists and one shot on net in Saturday's 3-2 overtime win over Montreal.
7:51 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had an assist and one blocked shot in Monday's 4-3 shootout win over the Wild.
11:37 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) finished with two assists in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Predators on Tuesday.
11:48 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) logged an assist, four blocked shots, two PIM and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Predators.
10:11 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) recorded two assists (one on the power play) and two PIM in Wednesday's 7-3 win over the Rangers.
7:42 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had an assist, one shot on goal, one hit and one blocked shot in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Canadiens.
7:49 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) scored a goal on three shots and had two hits while finishing minus-2 in Wednesday's 8-3 loss to Toronto.
2:49 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (undisclosed) will play Thursday versus Vancouver.
3:15 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (undisclosed) exited Wednesday's practice early, Marc Moser of Altitude Sports 950 reports.
8:57 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jackets.
8:50 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) blocked one shot over 19:27 of ice time in Saturday's 4-1 win over the Wild.
4:09 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (upper body) will return to action Saturday against Minnesota, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.
3:26 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (upper body) won't play Thursday versus St. Louis, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.
1:08 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (upper body) won't be available for Tuesday's game versus Vegas, NHL.com's Rick Sadowski reports.
3:21 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (undisclosed) was labeled day-to-day by coach Jared Bednar ahead of Tuesday's matchup with Vegas, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.
10:40 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (undisclosed) was injured on a hit by Steven Stamkos in overtime of Saturday's game versus the Lightning. Head coach Jared Bednar didn't have an update on 's status after the game, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
8:05 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had one assist, one shot on goal, two hits and two blocked shots in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Panthers.
11:03 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) (undisclosed) will return to the lineup against the Kings on Wednesday, per Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM.
4:38 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (undisclosed) could be ready to return Wednesday or next Thursday against the Kings, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.
11:02 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (undisclosed) is expected to be out two weeks, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
7:35 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (undisclosed) will not be available for Saturday's game against San Jose, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
11:32 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (undisclosed) left Friday's game against San Jose and did not return, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports.
11:25 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) collected two assists and three shots Monday in a 5-4 win over Wild.
6:17 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had an assist, one shot on goal, one hit and one blocked shot in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to Vegas.
12:02 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) notched an assist and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 2-1 overtime win over the Coyotes.
4:44 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) posted a power-play assist, four shots on net and one hit in Monday's 3-2 loss to Arizona.
8:08 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) had one goal on three shots over 20:48 of ice time in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Golden Knights.
2:52 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) Peter Baugh of The Athletic, Girard (not injury related) is on the ice for pregame warmups, indicating he's been added to Colorado's active roster and will return to the lineup for Saturday afternoon's outdoor match versus Vegas.
3:41 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) is expected to be removed from the NHL's COVID-19 protocols list, making him eligible to return Saturday against Vegas, NHL.com's Rick Sadowski reports.
2:45 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (COVID-19 protocols) won't resume skating until Sunday, which means he won't be available for Saturday's outdoor game versus Vegas, AJ Haefele of DNVR reports.
7:25 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) head coach Jared Bednar expects Girard (COVID-19 protocol) to return for Saturday's outdoor game in Lake Tahoe against Vegas, Adrian Dater of Hockey Now reports.
3:06 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (COVID-19 protocol) won't play in Sunday's game versus the Golden Knights, Peter Baugh of The Athletic reports.
11:33 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) recorded a pair of assists, one on the power play, in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Wild.
11:00 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) produced an assist in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Stars in Game 6.
10:19 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) scored a power-play goal on his only shot in Wednesday's 7-1 win over Arizona in Game 5. He also added two hits and blocked a shot.
9:49 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) collected two assists with one shot and two PIM in Wednesday's 4-0 round-robin win over Dallas.
4:43 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (undisclosed) was on the ice for Friday's practice session, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports.
3:02 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (undisclosed) isn't in the lineup for Wednesday's exhibition game against the Wild, NHL.com's Rick Sadowski reports.
4:41 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) scored the game-winning goal and added an assist in Friday's 3-2 win over the Hurricanes.
11:52 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) (hand) has been cleared after undergoing an X-ray on Friday, Adrian Dater of ColoradoHockeyNow.com reports.
11:43 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) scored a goal on three shots in Saturday's 3-1 loss to the Kings.
3:28 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) scored a goal and blocked three shots in Tuesday's 6-1 win over the Sabres.
3:16 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) posted a plus-1 rating and one hit in a 4-0 victory over the Sharks on Thursday.
5:11 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) has one goal and seven points with a minus-2 rating in 21 games this season.
11:54 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) scored a power-play goal in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Blue Jackets.
12:02 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) posted a minus-2 rating and two hits in a 2-1 loss against the Stars on Friday.
4:44 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) has two assists and six shots on net in four games to open the 2019-20 season.
11:28 AM - Samuel Girard (Col) agreed to terms on a seven-year contract extension with Colorado on Wednesday.
2:17 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) paired with Cale Makar for Sunday's Game 2 win over the Sharks, Ron Knabenbauer of NHL.com reports. They combined to have nine shots, five on goal.
2:15 PM - Samuel Girard (Col) (upper body) will dress for Friday's Game 1 against the Sharks, Adrian Dater of BSN Denver reports.
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