Avalanche’s Gabriel Landeskog helped off ice after crashing into Panthers’ net
Colorado Avalanche forward Gabriel Landeskog needed help off the ice after suffering a lower-body injury during Sunday’s game against the Florida Panthers.
Gabriel Landeskog needed to be helped off the ice after catching an edge and crashing into the net
The injury occurred early in the second period when Landeskog was battling for a loose puck in the Panthers’ zone. His left knee appeared to buckle and he crashed into the net, then stayed down for several minutes before he was helped off the ice by Nathan MacKinnon and the team trainer.
He finished the night with one shot and two penalty minutes in 5:58 of ice time.
In 41 games this season, Landeskog had seven goals and 15 assists for 22 points and 25 penalty minutes. After recording just four assists through his first 16 games, the Colorado captain caught up with the speed of the game, scoring seven goals and recording 11 assists for 18 points in his next 25 contests.
Landeskog has 255 goals and 338 assists for 593 points and 626 penalty minutes in 779 career regular-season games. He also has 28 goals and 43 assists for 71 points in 74 career Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Landeskog’s return to the NHL began last April when, after missing all of the 2022-23 and 2023-24 campaigns, as well as the first half of 2024-25, he had a brief conditioning stint with the Avalanche’s AHL affiliate, the Colorado Eagles. He joined the NHL club for their Stanley Cup Playoff first-round matchup against the Dallas Stars.
Before making his return to the Avalanche lineup in last spring, Landeskog’s last game was when he hoisted the Stanley Cup over his head following the Avalanche’s 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6 of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final. That spring, Landeskog had 11 goals and 11 assists for 22 points in 20 playoff games.
The 6-foot-1 winger underwent arthroscopic knee surgery after winning the Cup in 2022, and setbacks forced him to miss the entire 2022-23 season, including the playoffs. In May 2023, the team announced he would undergo another procedure on his knee, a cartilage transplant, and would miss the entire 2023-24 regular season.
Taken No. 2 overall by the Avalanche in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, Landeskog scored 22 goals and 30 assists for 52 points in his 2011-12 rookie season, winning the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year.