Colorado is going through an early-season avalanche of injuries, as the Avs will see both Nathan MacKinnon and Cale Makar sit out for a period of time.

The Avalanche (11-6-3, 25 points) stars will be sidelined for multiple weeks with lower-body injuries, coach Jared Bednar told reporters Saturday.

MacKinnon will miss at least a month, while Makar will be out for two weeks. Both players got hurt Thursday night in a 4-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators (12-6-2, 26 points).

MacKinnon, the Avalanche’s leader in points (30) and assists (20), left with just over eight minutes remaining in the loss after a check from Senators defenseman Artem Zub in the…

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