Jared Bednar received some clarity from the league on why a whistle wasn’t blown to stop a play with his goaltender Scott Wedgewood hurt and down on the ice.

Sabres' Zach Benson was checked into Scott Wedgewood then scored past the injured goalie. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar wanted the play blown dead

The 27-year-old forward has missed Minnesota's past four games with a lower-body injury since he last played in a 4-3 win against the Chicago Blackhawks on Dec. 23. The Wild are 2-0-0 in those games, including a 5-3 win against the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.

Colorado goaltender Scott Wedgewood left the Avalanche's Thursday game against the visiting Buffalo Sabres with an apparent right leg injury.

The Colorado Avalanche goaltender Scott Wedgewood was injured in play while the Sabres continued on to put the puck inside the net as he rolled on his back in pain. The goal was counted by the officials and a melee ensued after that.

Scott Wedgewood is one half of a completely new-look goaltending tandem for the Colorado Avalanche — but the team will be without the veteran for at least the next couple of weeks, head coach Jared Bednar confirmed on Friday.

The Ontario native, now with his fifth NHL franchise, has a 4-2-0 record with a .917 SV%, 2.35 GAA and one shutout in seven appearances so far as an Av.

Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar confirmed Friday that Scott Wedgewood will be sidelined for at least a week, according to Meghan Angley of Guerilla Sports.