Landeskog week to week for Avalanche with lower-body injury

Gabriel Landeskog It is week to week with a lower-body injury, the Colorado Avalanche introduced prior to their sport in opposition to the Minnesota Wild at Ball Arena in Denver on Sunday.

The 33-year-old ahead and Colorado captain had an help in 22:54 of a 5-4 shootout win in opposition to the Dallas Stars on Friday. He has 29 factors (9 targets, 20 assists) in 47 video games this season and 7 factors (two targets, 5 assists) in six video games since returning to the Avalanche from the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.

Landeskog missed three full common seasons from 2022-25 due to issues with his proper knee and had a number of surgical procedures together with a cartilage transplant May 10, 2023. He was sidelined for 1,032 days since successful the Stanley Cup in Game 6 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final earlier than returning to play the Stars in Game 3 of the 2025 Western Conference First Round.

On Jan. 4, Landeskog sustained an upper-body injury however recovered in time to play on the Olympics, the place he had 4 factors (two targets, two assists) in 5 video games for seventh-place Team Sweden.

The Avalanche (42-10-9) are first within the Central Division, seven factors forward of the Stars and 9 forward of the third-place Wild.