NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper will sit out Game 4 on Monday night with the Colorado goaltender's right eye still swollen from being poked by a stick through his mask.
Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said Pavel Francouz, who made 18 saves in nearly 41 minutes coming off the bench in relief on Saturday, will start against Nashville. Justus Annunen, recalled from Colorado's AHL affiliate, will back up Francouz.
The Avalanche, up 3-0, can clinch this best-of-seven, first-round Western Conference series with a win.
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Johansen said Sunday he was “sick to his stomach” at seeing Kuemper hurt. Bednar had left open Kuemper playing Monday night if the swelling subsided.
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