Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog is expected to miss 12 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday, Avs coach Jared Bednar said.
Landeskog had the surgery performed in Minneapolis, where the Avalanche (2-1) defeated the Wild the previous night. The top-line forward will rejoin the team Thursday.
“It started bugging him when he started training, getting back on the ice,” Bednar said after Colorado’s morning skate Wednesday. “So they had it looked at it, images taken, decided on surgery.”
Colorado hosts Winnipeg at 6 p.m. Wednesday.
The 12-week rough timeline puts Landeskog on track to return Jan.