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Gabriel Landeskog Leaves Ice with Potential Injury Setback

1/5/2026

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Gabriel Landeskog, the Colorado Avalanche captain, left the ice in the second period after crashing into a goalpost with an apparent upper-body injury.
Landeskog previously missed nearly three years due to a chronic right knee injury and returned last season.
This season, Landeskog has played in all 41 games and contributed seven goals and 15 assists for the Avalanche.
The severity of his injury remains unknown.

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Story summary

Gabriel Landeskog, the Colorado Avalanche captain, left the ice in the second period after crashing into a goalpost with an apparent upper-body injury.
Landeskog previously missed nearly three years due to a chronic right knee injury and returned last season.
This season, Landeskog has played in all 41 games and contributed seven goals and 15 assists for the Avalanche.
The severity of his injury remains unknown.