We told you about it in the last few hours, Nathan MacKinnon had to leave Monday night's game and did not return afterwards. Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar did not have good news about his star forward, but no return date was discussed. Now the verdict is in. MacKinnon will be out for four weeks. <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Avalanche/status/1600291131668893696?t=8qr72QrmFpEkBhPXbTDpdQ&s=19'> </a></blockquote></div> This injury could have irreparable consequences for the defending Stanley Cup champions. By comparison, the Avalanche have just one more point than the Habs this season, good for fourth place in the Central Division. A playoff berth is far from a sure thing in their case.