Colorado star defenseman Cale Makar left the Avalanche's 6-3 victory over Seattle in the middle of the second period with an undisclosed injury and returned for less than 30 seconds in the final period Tuesday night.

The Avalanche's injury issues got even worse on Tuesday night when star defenseman Cale Makar went down with an injury.

Colorado star defenseman Cale Makar left the Avalanche’s 6-3 victory over Seattle in the middle of the second period with an undisclosed injury and returned for less that 30 seconds in the final period on Tuesday night.

While the win snapped a three-game losing skid, Cale Makar was injured during the second period and played only one brief shift in the third. Makar was injured during a power play midway through the second period. He did not play in the final 10:08 of the ...

Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar had no postgame update on the status of Cale Makar after the defenseman left Tuesday's game with an undisclosed injury, per the Denver Post's Corey Masisak.Makar seemed to be in discomfort while the Avalanche were on the power play in the second period of their 6-3 victory over the Seattle Kraken.

On Tuesday, the return of Lehkonen gave fans the hope they had been looking for. It also appeared to give the Avalanche a much-needed jolt of energy, helping them break their three-game losing streak with a 6-3 victory.

Cale Makar is lighting it up for the Avalanche to begin the season. He became the fourth defensemen to accomplish a rare feat Monday night.