Kadri (finger) is expected to play in Game 1 against the Kings on Sunday, per DNVR Avalanche.
After missing five straight games because of a broken finger, Kadri skated on the third line and worked on the top power-play unit during Saturday's practice. He finished the 2025-26 regular season with 16 goals, 50 points, 213 shots on net and 50 hits in 77 games between Colorado and Calgary.
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Avalanche's Nazem Kadri: Not available Thursday
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Kadri (finger) has been ruled out of Thursday's clash with Seattle, according to Aarif Deen of Colorado Hockey Now.
Kadri will sit out his fifth straight game after he was injured in St. Louis on April 7. Kadri had four goals and five assists in 16 games with Colorado after his trade from Calgary at the deadline, where he had 41 points in 61 appearances. His status for Game 1 of the postseason this weekend is up in the air.
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Avalanche's Nazem Kadri: Won't play Tuesday
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Kadri (finger) won't play against Calgary on Tuesday, according to Eric Francis of Sportsnet.
Kadri will miss his third straight game against Edmonton on Monday, and he won't be available to face his former Calgary teammates in the second half of Colorado's back-to-back Tuesday. Kadri sustained a broken finger in last Tuesday's 3-1 win over St. Louis. Colorado may sit him again for Thursday's regular-season finale against Seattle to get him ready for the start of the playoffs.
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Avalanche's Nazem Kadri: Dealing with finger injury
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The injury Kadri sustained during Tuesday's game against St. Louis is to his finger, Evan Rawal of the Denver Gazette reports Wednesday.
There isn't a firm timetable for Kadri's return yet, but he is likely to miss the next few games. Colorado has no reason to rush him back -- the Avalanche have already secured the best record in the Western Conference, so their primary focus is on getting ready for the playoffs. Joel Kiviranta will likely draw into the lineup Thursday versus Calgary as a result of Kadri's injury.
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Avalanche's Nazem Kadri: Departs Tuesday's game
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Kadri (upper body) won't return to Tuesday's game versus the Blues.
Kadri was injured during the second period. The Avalanche have no need to rush him back ahead of the playoffs, so he may be brought along slowly in his recovery from this issue. Zakhar Bardakov or Joel Kiviranta could enter the lineup if Kadri is out Thursday versus the Flames.
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Avalanche's Nazem Kadri: Lights lamp twice in big win
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Kadri scored two power-play goals, one the game-winner, in Monday's 9-2 rout of the Flames.
The veteran center struck twice in just over a minute early in the first period to give the Avalanche a 3-0 lead over his former team. Kadri's return to Colorado has been a productive one, and through 12 games since Calgary shipped him out at the trade deadline, he's delivered four goals and nine points, with six of those points (three goals, three assists) coming on the power play.
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Avalanche's Nazem Kadri: Strikes on power play in win
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Kadri scored a power-play goal on three shots and added two hits in Friday's 4-1 win over the Blackhawks.
Kadri has two goals and two assists across seven games since he rejoined the Avalanche at the trade deadline. His last two points have come with the man advantage over the last two contests. For the season, the veteran forward is up to 14 goals, 45 points (15 on the power play), 194 shots on net, 47 hits, 24 PIM and a minus-25 rating through 68 appearances between the Avalanche and the Flames.
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Avalanche's Nazem Kadri: Nabs helper in team debut
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Kadri posted an assist, five shots on goal and three hits in Sunday's 3-2 shootout win over the Wild.
Kadri, a natural center, played on the wing in this contest. Given the Avalanche already have Nathan MacKinnon and Brock Nelson centering their first and second lines, Kadri may play on the wing often enough to gain fantasy eligibility there. Kadri is at 42 points, 180 shots on net, 40 hits, 20 blocked shots and a minus-26 rating over 62 appearances this season.
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Avalanche's Nazem Kadri: Heading to familiar home
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Kadri and a 2027 fourth-round pick were acquired by Colorado from Calgary on Friday in exchange for a conditional 2028 first-round selection, a conditional 2027 second-round pick, Victor Olofsson and Max Curran, per Pierre LeBrun of TSN.
The Flames are also retaining 20 percent of Kadri's remaining salary, so Colorado will be responsible for a $5.6 million annual cap hit through the 2028-29 campaign. Kadri has 12 goals and 41 points in 61 outings with the Flames in 2025-26. He's returning to an organization he's very familiar with. Kadri spent three campaigns with Colorado from 2019-20 through 2021-22. He took a huge step forward in 2021-22, providing 28 goals and 87 points in 71 regular-season outings before adding another seven goals and 15 points in 16 playoff appearances to help Colorado win the Stanley Cup in 2022. Kadri might serve primarily as Colorado's third-line center behind Nathan MacKinnon and Brock Nelson, but Kadri should contribute significantly more offensively than that role typically suggests.
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Flames' Nazem Kadri: Scores twice in win
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Kadri scored two goals on five shots in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Sharks.
Kadri tied the game at 1-1 in the second period and added an insurance tally off a turnover in the third. The center has logged three straight multi-point efforts (three goals, three assists) in February, giving him more offense than he had in all of January (three points in 14 contests). The 35-year-old is at 12 goals, 41 points, 160 shots on net, 35 hits, 22 PIM and a minus-22 rating over 57 appearances this season. Kadri has popped up in trade rumors, so there's no guarantee he'll still be with the Flames in a week.
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Flames' Nazem Kadri: Provides two helpers in win
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Kadri notched two assists and two shots on goal in Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Oilers.
This was Kadri's second multi-point effort in a row after he went 19 games without one. He was limited to just four points during that span. The 35-year-old center is up to 39 points, 155 shots on net, 34 hits and a minus-24 rating through 56 appearances. Despite his recent struggles, he's still been one of the Flames' better forwards for the season. Kadri has popped up in trade rumors, but he's signed for three more years at a $7 million cap hit, so he may be difficult to move if Calgary decides to fully embrace a teardown.
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Flames' Nazem Kadri: Scores, assists Monday
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Kadri recorded a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Maple Leafs.
Kadri snapped a brief two-game pointless skid, but most importantly, he found the back of the net for the first time since the Jan. 19 loss to the Devils. Kadri hasn't been very productive in recent weeks but seems to be turning things around with five points (two goals, three helpers) over his last eight games. He's suffered from the Flames' struggles as a team, however, as he also has a minus-7 rating over that eight-game stretch.
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Flames' Nazem Kadri: Ends scoring drought
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Kadri scored a goal in Monday's 2-1 overtime loss to the Devils.
Kadri represented all the offense the Flames could muster in this game after notching a goal midway through the second period. The marker snapped a 13-game scoring drought for the 35-year-old playmaker, whose last goal had come Dec. 18. Kadri remains a valuable offensive weapon for the Flames, and he seems to be trending in the right direction after cracking the scoresheet in the Flames' last two contests.
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Flames' Nazem Kadri: Gets on scoresheet with helper
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Kadri registered an assist and two shots on goal in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Islanders.
Kadri's still in a 13-game goal drought, a span in which he has two assists, 24 shots on net and a minus-9 rating. The 35-year-old remains in a top-six role, but his fortunes have soured after he was one of the few productive players for the Flames in the first half of the campaign. Overall, Kadri is at eight goals, 25 assists, 137 shots on net, 29 hits and a minus-18 rating through 48 appearances.
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Flames' Nazem Kadri: One of each Thursday
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Kadri scored a power-play goal on five shots and added an assist in Thursday's 4-2 win over the Kraken.
Kadri tied the game at 2-2 midway through the third period, then set up a Mikael Backlund empty-netter late in the frame. The 35-year-old Kadri has been excellent in December with three goals and seven helpers over eight contests. He's up to eight goals, 31 points (11 on the power play), 113 shots on net, 23 hits, 18 PIM and a minus-9 rating through 35 outings overall.
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Flames' Nazem Kadri: Buries goal in loss
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Kadri scored a goal on two shots in Tuesday's 6-3 loss to the Sharks.
Kadri has two goals and seven points over his last five outings. The 35-year-old continues to play well in a top-six role, earning seven goals, 29 points, 108 shots on net, 22 hits, 18 PIM and a minus-10 rating over 34 appearances. Fantasy managers who stomach a poor plus-minus rating can get a decent return of points and shots by rostering Kadri.
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Flames' Nazem Kadri: Another multi-point effort
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Kadri recorded two assists and took three shots in Wednesday's loss to the Red Wings.
Kadri has posted back-to-back multi-point performances for the second time this season, and it's the seventh time he has achieved this feat in 2025-26. Kadri has seven points in five outings in December, tallying one goal, six assists, eight PIM, 12 shots, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in that span.
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Flames' Nazem Kadri: Three points in Monday's win
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Kadri scored a goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Monday's 7-4 win over the Sabres.
It's the second time in the last six games that Kadri has erupted for three points, and he's racked up five multi-point performances in the last 10 contests, a stretch in which he's delivered two goals and 14 points. The 35-year-old center has yet to miss a regular-season game since coming over to Calgary ahead of the 2022-23 season, but with just six goals in 31 games to begin the current campaign, he's on pace for his lowest total as a Flame.
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Flames' Nazem Kadri: Three points in Florida
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Kadri scored the game-winning goal and added two assists, one on the power play, in Friday's 5-3 win over the Panthers.
After a 2-2 first period, Kadri took control with two points in the second period before he got the puck to Joel Farabee for an empty-netter late in the third. Kadri's tally snapped a 10-game goal drought for the veteran center, but he's delivered multiple points in four of the last five games. On the season, Kadri's collected five goals and 21 points in 26 contests.
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Flames' Nazem Kadri: Posts two assists in win
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Kadri logged two assists, two shots on goal and a plus-2 rating in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Canucks.
This was his third straight two-helper outing. The 35-year-old center has seven assists over his last four contests following his five-game slump earlier in the month. Kadri is up to 18 points (four goals, 14 helpers), 77 shots on net, 18 hits and a minus-11 rating across 24 appearances. His 5.2 shooting percentage is the lowest of his career, so he's due for some positive regression if he continues to maintain a high shot volume.
