Cale Makar returned to Canada’s lineup at the 4 Nations Face-Off for a must-win game against Finland on Monday afternoon after sitting out Saturday’s loss to the U.S. with what the team called an illness.

The Colorado Avalanche trio of Nathan MacKinnon, Cale Makar and Devon Toews had an easy excuse for missing Friday’s practice. They needed a break after hoisting

Cale Makar will miss Saturday’s Canada vs USA game due to illness. Thomas Harley, who flew to Montreal yesterday as emergency replacement, draws in. Makar is eligible to return later in tournament.

Jon Cooper stopped short of saying he expected Makar to play. Thomas Harley of the Dallas Stars was added to the roster to take Makar’s spot in the lineup. Canada had been down to six healthy defensemen after Shea Theodore was injured Wednesday night against Sweden and ruled out for the rest of the NHL-run international tournament.

Cale Makar will miss Saturday's 4 Nations Face-Off game against Team USA amid recovery from an illness. Makar is considered day-to-day, according to TSN's Pierre LeBrun.

Cale Makar will be a game-time decision for Canada when they face the United States on Saturday night at the Four Nations Face-Off.

Team Canada defenseman Cale Makar, who was a game-time decision earlier in the day and is battling an illness that held him out of Friday's practice, did not play in his club's 3-1 loss to the United States on Saturday at the 4 Nations Face-Off.

Team Canada defenseman Cale Makar missed the team's practice Friday due to an illness, meaning he could miss Saturday night's tilt against Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.

The status of Canada defenseman Cale Makar is cloudy after he missed his team’s 4 Nations Face-Off game against the United States on Saturday night because of illness. Coach Jon Cooper said after his team’s 3-1 loss that Makar was close to playing.

Dallas’ defenseman was called up to Canada’s 4 Nations team as a standby defenseman and will step in for Makar against the U.S.

Cale Makar will not play Saturday night in the biggest men’s hockey game in nine years. The Colorado Avalanche star is out of the lineup for Canada in its titanic showdown with the United States at Bell Centre in the 4 Nations Face-Off because of an illness.

Colorado Avalanche star Cale Makar missed practice Friday with Canada at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off because of an illness.