DENVER -- Gabriel Landeskog will do something Tuesday he hasn’t done in four years.

For the first time since Oct. 13, 2021, the Colorado Avalanche captain will be in the lineup for their season opener against the Los Angeles Kings at Crpto.com Arena in Los Angeles (10:30 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS).

The 32-year-old forward missed three full regular seasons due to a knee injury and multiple surgeries -- including a cartilage transplant May 10, 2023 -- and enduring setbacks.

"I was probably a little bit more tense and nervous the night before training camp, to be honest, [and] the first day at camp,” Landeskog said Monday. “But now, weeks into it, I feel good. I feel confident with where I'm at. Team feels great.”

Landeskog returned to Colorado’s lineup last season in Game 3 of the Weste

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