Just as a key member of the 2022 Stanley Cup champions returns to Denver, one other will probably be out for some time.
Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog is not going to play Sunday afternoon towards the Minnesota Wild and is “week-to-week” with a lower-body injury, a workforce spokesman stated.
Landeskog took a Cale Makar shot to the groin space Friday night time in the course of the Avs’ 5-4 shootout win towards the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. He confirmed reporters his athletic cup after the sport within the Avs’ locker room, and it had a puck-sized dent in it.
He has 9 targets and 29 factors in 47 video games for the Avs this season after lacking the earlier three regular-seasons with knee points.
Landeskog simply returned from an upper-body injury. He missed the final 14 video games earlier than the Olympic break after crashing into the web and finish boards throughout a recreation in South Florida. He returned for the 2026 Winter Olympics with Sweden, and was within the lineup for the primary six Avs contests for the reason that break.
The Avs are going to have Nazem Kadri within the lineup towards the Wild for the primary time for the reason that 2022 Cup Final. Kadri signed a seven-year contract with the Calgary Flames shortly after the title run, however the Avs brought him back in a before-the-buzzer commerce Friday simply forward of the deadline.
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