MacKinnon to return tonight after injury scare

Earlier this week Colorado Avalanche head coach Jared Bednar terrified an entire fanbase when he announced that superstar Nathan MacKinnon had left the team to diagnose a potential hand injury suffered in a fight against Minnesota Wild defenseman Matt Dumba.

MacKinnon and Dumba dropped the mitts after Dumba laid a HUGE open ice hit on MacKinnon's teammate Mikko Rantanen.

Check out this entire insane sequence:

MacKinnon missed the team's next game against the Calgary Flames, but Bednar reported today that MacKinnon has re-joined the team and will play this evening against the San Jose Sharks.

Check it out:

You hear that sound? That's an entire fanbase breathing a huge sigh of relief. MacKinnon has 22 goals and 70 points in 51 games for the powerhouse Avalanche this season.