Avs' Nathan MacKinnon, bloodied by puck to face, returns to game
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Colorado forward Nathan MacKinnon, bloodied by a puck to the face, briefly left the Avalanche's game against the Minnesota Wild on Monday in Minneapolis before returning to action.
Avalanche teammate Devon Toews tried to clear a puck out of the defensive zone and inadvertently fired the puck into MacKinnon's face with 1:07 left in the second period. MacKinnon immediat