Backup goaltender Pavel Francouz earned a consecutive start and rewarded the team with a 29-save shutout.

Source: https://gazette.com/sports/colorado-avalanche/avalanche-reverse-fortune-with-blowout-home-win-over-senators-rantanen-makes-history/article_00690478-015b-5346-938d-13528c90ba92.html

Bednar didn’t rule out Francouz as an option to split the upcoming back-to-back with starting goalie Alexandar Georgiev.

Source: https://www.dailycamera.com/2023/04/07/cale-makar-playoffs-avalanche-injuries-jared-bednar/

Francouz has been a successful goalie for the Avs when healthy, but remaining so has been difficult.

Source: https://www.denverpost.com/2023/11/12/avalanche-pavel-francouz-out-signs-joel-kiviranta/

Francouz was strong late when Pittsburgh was making its push in the third period — but also made a mistake on the game-tying goal — attempting to poke check the puck, leading to a broken play.

Source: https://milehighsports.com/avalanche-fail-to-convert-on-an-overtime-power-play-in-2-1-loss-to-the-pittsburgh-penguins/

However, injured backup Pavel Francouz (lower body) did not make the trip and there is still no timeline for his return.

Source: https://gazette.com/sports/colorado-avalanche/3-takeaways-from-avalanche-road-win-over-anaheim-ducks-georgiev-rests-johansson-starts/article_2c91997e-76ab-533e-bcc6-8f78a116c6e4.html