Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will “miss some time” due to an upper-body injury sustained on Sunday night, coach Jared Bednar said.
Landeskog did not finish a 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena after crashing into a goalpost during the second period. Unable to skate under his own power, Landeskog was helped to the dressing room by Avalanche medical personnel.
Gabriel Landeskog left the game after crashing into the net. pic.twitter.com/HBkIKxZIHX
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“Upper body, he’s going to miss some time,” Bednar said after the game in Sunrise, Fla. “He’s still getting looked at and diagnosed. Did not look comfortable.”
Landeskog’s left skate blade appeared to catch on the ice while he attempted to split two Panthers defending skaters and charge toward the goal. Upon falling, he slid into the near post, crashing into it with his left mid torso at 18:38 of the second period. He remained on the ice for over a minute.
A replay of the incident showed Landeskog’s left leg jetting outward at its knee before he fell.
#Avs captain Gabe Landeskog was down on the ice for several minutes. He was helped off it, and helped down the tunnel towards the locker room.
Did not look good. Not going to speculate, given his history. He was walking, very gingerly with help, after he got past the bench. https://t.co/R7MGkMlraB
— Corey Masisak (@cmasisak22) January 4, 2026
Landeskog, a winger, missed almost three full seasons with a right knee injury after helping the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup in 2022. That injury required multiple surgeries. He returned for the playoffs last season after going more than 1,000 days between NHL games.
He has played in each of the Avalanche’s 41 games this season, scoring seven goals and 22 points as Colorado raced to one of the NHL’s historic records. Colorado is 31-3-7 after the loss to the Panthers snapped a 10-game winning streak.