O'Connor is dealing with a lower-body injury and won't play Wednesday versus Detroit, per Ryan Boulding of NHL.com.

EDGE Analysis

O'Connor has 13 goals and 25 points in 57 contests this season. With the 27-year-old unavailable Wednesday, Jonathan Drouin might serve in a top-six capacity. The Avalanche might also dress seven defensemen, though that could depend on the availability of Bowen Byram (illness).

O'Connor (lower body) will play Thursday versus Detroit, per the NHL media site.

EDGE Analysis

O'Connor missed Colorado's previous four contests. He has 13 goals, 25 points, 32 PIM, 50 hits and 36 blocks in 51 outings in 2023-24. O'Connor is projected to play on the second line alongside Miles Wood and Ross Colton. Meanwhile, Andrew Cogliano will exit the lineup due to an illness.

O'Connor (lower body) won't play Tuesday against the Canucks, according to Meghan Angley of DNVR Avalanche.

EDGE Analysis

O'Connor will miss his fourth straight contest. He has picked up 13 goals, 25 points and 79 shots on net across 51 outings this season. As a result of O'Connor's absence Tuesday, Chris Wagner is slated to be in the lineup for his second consecutive appearance.

O'Connor (lower body) is unlikely to return for Sunday's game against the Coyotes, coach Jared Bednar told Ryan Boulding of NHL.com on Saturday.

EDGE Analysis

O'Connor is close to returning, but Bednar wants to avoid rushing the forward back and potentially making the injury worse. The 27-year-old has 13 goals and 25 points in 51 outings in 2023-24. If O'Connor doesn't play Saturday, Chris Wagner might make his NHL season debut as the fourth-line center.

O'Connor (lower body) is still considered day-to-day and won't play versus the Lightning on Thursday, Avalanche play-by-play announcer Conor McGahey reports.

EDGE Analysis

O'Connor has already set a new personal best in goals (13) this season and needs just one more point to reach a career high in that category as well. Miles Wood looks set to move into a top-six role with O'Connor unavailable, though Zach Parise figures to be in contention for that spot as well.

O'Connor (lower body) isn't expected to play Tuesday against Washington, according to Avalanche play-by-play announcer Conor McGahey.

EDGE Analysis

O'Connor is projected to be replaced in the lineup by Kurtis MacDermid. The 27-year-old O'Connor has 13 goals and 25 points in 51 games this season.

O'Connor had an assist, two shots on net and one hit over 12:24 of ice time in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Hurricanes.

EDGE Analysis

On an Avalanche rush, O'Connor drew a defender before slipping a pass to Zach Parise, who scored his first as a member of Colorado. For O'Connor, who was on fire before the All-Star break (13 points over 12 games), it was his first point since regular-season play resumed. He has 25 points through 50 contests, one shy of the career-best 26 he had over 82 games last season.

O'Connor scored two goals, blocked three shots, added two PIM and went plus-2 in Friday's 5-1 win over the Flyers.

EDGE Analysis

O'Connor provided all the offense Alexandar Georgiev would need to guide the Avalanche to the win. The pair of goals gives O'Connor 13 on the year, eight of which have been scored over his last nine outings. The 27-year-old is thriving in a second-line role and now has 24 points, 72 shots on net, 36 hits, 34 blocked shots, 30 PIM and a plus-17 rating over 47 appearances. He needs just two more points to match his career-high effort from last season.

O'Connor scored a hat trick on five shots on net while adding a hit, a blocked shot and a plus-4 rating in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Flyers.

EDGE Analysis

The 27-year-old delivered his first career hat trick with a tally in every period, including an empty-netter to wrap things up. O'Connor had never scored more than nine goals in a season prior to 2023-24, but he already has a career-high 11 in 45 games, and his 22 points is only five shy of establishing a new personal best in that category as well.

O'Connor scored a goal on two shots, slid an assist, blocked one shot and had one hit over 16:31 of ice time in Tuesday's 7-4 win over Ottawa.

EDGE Analysis

O'Connor had a hand in two of the Avalanche's four third-period goals to complete a come-from-behind victory. He first set up Miles Wood early in the period for a game-tying goal then accepted a return favor from Wood to put Colorado up 6-4. O'Connor showed nifty stick and body work, using a toe-drag and body-lean to deceive before whistling a snapshot past Mads Sogaard. O'Connor's been a steady source of offense since late December, amassing four goals and seven assists over the last 12 games.