The fight broke out after Middleton got into a scuffle with Josh Anderson behind the Avs' net. As they were being separated by referees, Xhekaj charged in and dropped the gloves with Middleton.

The Colorado Avalanche have been healthy in March, but as this season has gone, that didn’t last long. Josh Manson is out with an upper-body injury for an unknown amount of time. “He’s been looked at ...