Colorado Avalanche coach Jared Bednar will not travel with the team for their final two regular-season games after being struck in the face by a puck during Saturday's game against the Vegas Golden Knights. Bednar was standing behind the bench when a shot from defenseman Keegan Kolesar sailed over the boards and hit him on the right cheek with 16:39 remaining in the third period. He was helped to the locker room and taken to a hospital for a CT scan.

The Avalanche announced Sunday that Bednar suffered facial fractures and a corneal abrasion but is expected to make a full recovery without surgery. Assistant coaches Nolan Pratt and Dave Hakstol will handle coaching duties during the road trip to Edmonton and Calgary. Hakstol took over for the remainder of Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss. "It's certainly a little unnerving. It's scary when the pucks are flying in there," Pratt said after the game.

Colorado, with 115 points, clinched the top overall seed for the postseason Thursday night. Defenseman Josh Manson also left the Vegas game late in the second period with an upper-body injury and is being evaluated. The playoffs begin next weekend.