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Colorado Avalanche center Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 12, 2021, in Denver. Colorado won 2-0. ( AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy
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Colorado Avalanche left wing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, in Denver. Colorado won 9-4. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy
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Colorado Avalanche center Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, top, reacts after he lost his stick while entangled with Anaheim Ducks center Trevor Zegras during the third period of an NHL hockey game Tuesday, March 16
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Colorado Avalanche center Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 12, 2021, in Denver. Colorado won 2-0. ( AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy
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Colorado Avalanche center Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 12, 2021, in Denver. Colorado won 2-0. ( AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy
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Colorado Avalanche center Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 12, 2021, in Denver. Colorado won 2-0. ( AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy
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Colorado Avalanche center Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Friday, March 12, 2021, in Denver. Colorado won 2-0. ( AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy
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Colorado Avalanche left wing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, in Denver. Colorado won 9-4. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy
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Colorado Avalanche left wing Pierre-Edouard Bellemare (41) in the third period of an NHL hockey game Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, in Denver. Colorado won 9-4. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski Stock Photo - Alamy