Nathan MacKinnon (knee) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Flyers and Saturday's game against the Wild, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.

MacKinnon (knee) has been ruled out for Thursday's and Saturday's games, Mike Chambers of The Denver Post reports.

Analysis:

The details regarding the injury, which he suffered Friday, have been lacking, but being ruled out for the remainder of the week indicates it's not something minor. MacKinnon will be reevaluated on Sunday before the Avs have a road back-to-back against the Predators and Blues on Monday and Tuesday. With MacKinnon and Matt Duchene out, Mikko Rantanen has been called up and will fill in at center.