DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche will be without forward Jonathan Drouin for their first-round playoff series against Winnipeg due to a lower-body injury.
Drouin got hurt when he tripped in the second period Thursday against Edmonton.
He skated off the ice and didn’t return.
The 29-year-old Drouin turned in a career season with 56 points after signing with Colorado as a free agent over the summer.
Drouin was typically on the same line as Mikko Rantanen and his good friend Nathan MacKinnon.
The Avalanche practiced before leaving for Winnipeg.
Game 1 of the series is Sunday.
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