Landeskog returned to the Colorado Avalanche for practice Tuesday, ending a successful conditioning assignment with the Colorado Eagles where he played back-to-back games and collected two points as well. Now, the countdown to the captain playing for the Avalanche again could be days — not weeks or months.

He played games for the Colorado Eagles in the latest step toward a return from a knee injury that has led to two surgeries and caused him to miss the past three regular seasons.

The Avalanche terminated a conditioning loan for Gabriel Landeskog, and Colorado’s captain will rejoin the team on Tuesday, the team announced.