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Avs' Landeskog returns after missing 16 games

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Thursday, 05 December 2019 16:15

Forward Gabriel Landeskog will return from a lower-body injury Thursday night when the Colorado Avalanche take on the Montreal Canadiens.

Landeskog, 27, Colorado's captain who missed 16 games, confirmed coach Jared Bednar's decision before pregame warmups at Bell Centre.

Throughout the course of the injury, the team was vague about details. Landeskog didn't elaborate much either, but did confirm that surgery was not involved.

"We didn't know what it was. It was something minor, we got it taken care of, but the pain was still there," said Landeskog, who had previously been skating in practices with a non-contact jersey on. "We looked into it ... and I had to sit out."

Colorado has kept up an impressive pace without Landeskog. Entering the Canadiens game, the Avalanche were riding a four-game winning streak, and had been victorious in six of the past eight.

"One thing is that we haven't settled for anything less than full effort for 60 minutes," he said. "That's what we are trying to accomplish, night in and night out."

The Avalanche have four forwards in double digits in goals: Nathan MacKinnon (18); Joonas Donskoi (12); Andre Burakovsky (11); and Nazem Kadri (10).

Their depth has been on display, as well. Colorado, in second place in the Central Division behind St. Louis, sported a +24 goal differential before faceoff in Montreal.

"I'm not surpised in any way," Landeskog said. "It's been the story in years past as well. When guys go down, others have stepped up and done very well. I'm not surprised."

Landeskog had three goals and seven points through 11 games before the injury.

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