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Olausson had two shots on net, two blocked shots and one hit over 11:50 of ice time in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Anaheim.
Olausson was called up amid a rash of players scratched due to injury (Andrew Cogliano (lower body) and Cale Makar (lower body) or illness (Valeri Nichushkin). Olausson skated with Ross Colton and Mikko Rantanen on a night when head coach Jared Bednar blenderized the lines. Olausson's stay in the NHL could be a short one if Nichushkin is over his illness by Thursday when the Avalanche host the Jets. However, Colorado lost defenseman Bowen Byram to an upper-body injury during the second period versus the Ducks, which could impact Olausson. Hybrid forward/defenseman Kurtis MacDermid, who was active and scored a goal as a forward Tuesday, could be needed on the blue line if neither Byram nor Makar are ready to go Thursday.
