Kelly was an undrafted free agent signing out of the WHL (Prince Albert) who has scored seven goals with five assists (12 points) in 28 games this season. On Wednesday he will skate with Logan Brown and Alex Formenton on the Senators' fourth line.
MacKinnon returned to the Avalanche lineup on Monday but will be held out of Wednesday's game and most likely tomorrow's as well. This appears to be precautionary with very little to gain in the final two games of the regular season.
Girard has missed the last six games but will play Wednesday vs. the Kings. it's unclear who Girard will replace but it gives him the opportunity to get back up to game speed with the playoffs just around the corner.
MacKinnon has missed the last two games but will return to the lineup tonight in Vegas. With MacKinnon back in, Tyson Jost will move back into the middle-6. MacKinnon comes in with 30 points (10G / 20A) in his last 19 games.
It will be MacDonald's first game since April 14th, as he replaces Dan Renouf in the lineup in San Jose. MacDonald has tallied one goal with six assists (seven points) in 29 games this season.
Colorado head coach Jared Bednar did not have an update on Girard's status postgame, so it's unclear what his status is heading into Saturday. With Ryan Graves also getting hurt in the game, the Avalanche may have to turn to an emergency recall to serve as their No.6 defenseman on Saturday.
