Colorado Avalanche star Cale Makar missed practice Friday with Canada at the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off because of an illness.

Team Canada head coach Jon Cooper is confident Cale Makar will play vs Team USA despite missing practice with an illness.

Team Canada defenseman Cale Makar missed the team's practice Friday due to an illness, meaning he could miss Saturday night's tilt against Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off in Montreal.

Canada was already down to just six healthy defensemen and could be without top defenseman Cale Makar, who missed Friday's practice with an illness, putting his status Saturday vs. USA in question.

Cale Makar did not practice Friday due to an illness, leaving Canada with five healthy defensemen one day before their showdown with the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off on Saturday at Bell Centre in Montreal (8 p.