Gabe Landeskog did not dress for a hockey game for 1,020 days. That streak ends Friday night.
Landeskog will be in the lineup for the Colorado Eagles in an AHL contest at Blue Arena in Loveland against the Henderson Silver Knights. He has not played since June 26, 2022, when the Colorado Avalanche captain became the first player to lift the Stanley Cup for the franchise in 21 years.
He has not played since then because of issues with his right knee that began with an accidental skate cut during the completion of the 2019-20 season inside the NHL’s “COVID bubble.