Avalanche forward Gabe Landeskog returned to practice Tuesday morning after sitting out with a head injury since taking a big hit from the San Jose Sharks’ Brad Stuart during a game on Jan. 26.

Landeskog, who had been skating on his own since Friday, was wearing an orange no-hit jersey.

He played in Colorado’s first four games before missing its past 10 games. He was named the team’s captain during the offseason after winning the Calder Trophy as the NHL’s top rookie last season.

Avalanche coach Joe Sacco smiled when asked about Landeskog after practice, saying it was “great to see him out there.” Sacco said, if all goes well after Tuesday’s workout, Landeskog will take part in the team’s morning skate Wednesday and during pregame warmups against the St. Louis Blues. But, Sacco said, Landeskog will not play against the Blues.

“It’s just to keep him skating, and especially to skate with the rest of the guys,” Sacco said.

Once Landeskog is able to take contact at practice, it likely wouldn’t be long before he returns to the lineup again.

“It’s great to have him out there with us right now,” Avs winger P.A. Parenteau said. “Even at a practice, he brings a lot of energy to the team.”

At the end of practice, when the team did its final stretching exercises, Landeskog was in the center of the circle to lead them. He was not available for comment afterward, per team injury policy.

Sacco said Semyon Varlamov will start in goal against the Blues.