The Avalanche will go with backup goalie Andrew Hammond, 30, for Game 5 in Nashville on Friday after starter Jonathan Bernier suffered a lower-body injury.
Colorado trails the Predators 3-1 in the first-round Western Conference series.
Hammond stepped in Wednesday to begin the third period for Bernier and stopped all eight shots he faced in Colorado's 3-2 loss to Nashville. The game was his first playoff appearance since April 17, 2015, while with Ottawa.
• The NHL suspended Predators forward Ryan Hartman for Game 5 against the Avalanche for an illegal check to the head of Carl Soderberg.
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• Sami Vatanen, the Devils' top defenseman, is being listed as day to day after suffering an upper-body injury in New Jersey's 3-1 loss to the Lightning on Wednesday. Tampa Bay leads the series 3-1 and can clinch it in Game 5 on Saturday at home.
• The Hurricanes have hired former sports agent Paul Krepelka as a vice president of hockey operations. His responsibilities will include negotiating player contracts. Krepelka, a former minor league player and lawyer, spent 20 years as an agent.
