Avalanche's Kadri receives threats after collision with Blues' Binnington

The Colorado Avalanche say forward Nazem Kadri received threats after his collision that injured Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series on Saturday night.

The team said in a statement that it's "working with local law enforcement to investigate."

Former player Akim Aliu said on Twitter earlier Sunday that he had spoken with Kadri.

"Naz has been subject to so many racist attacks and threats since last night that police had to be brought in," said Aliu, who is Nigerian-Canadian. "Racist attacks like this have no place in hockey and should be investigated and reported on."

Talked to <a href="https://twitter.com/43_Kadri?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@43_kadri</a> <br>About his inadvertent collision w Binnington. Naz has been subject to so many racist attacks and threats since last night that police had to be brought in. Racist attacks like this have no place in hockey and should be investigated and reported on.

In Saturday night's 5-2 victory, Kadri's collision with Blues defenceman Calle Rosen ended with him in the lap of Binnington, who left the game in the first period with a lower-body injury and is now out of the playoffs.

Binnington was the most likely candidate among those who might have pitched a water bottle in Kadri's direction while he was doing an on-camera post-game interview.

That water bottle tossed toward Colorado Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri hardly came out of nowhere.

For two straight post-seasons, Kadri has been the agitator that makes Colorado go and the pest that drives the St. Louis Blues crazy.

"Not sure if he just threw a water bottle at me"