The Colorado Avalanche will have their coach behind the bench when they face elimination against the Vegas Golden Knights. A team spokesman confirms that Jared Bednar has been cleared to coach after missing the team’s morning skate in Las Vegas because of irregularities from a COVID-19 test. Assistant coaches ran the team’s game-day skate with Bednar out. With Montreal already into the third round, Canadiens players received their second vaccine doses on Wednesday. Montreal will face the winner of the Vegas-Colorado series.
