Thrashers lose top rookie Bogosian to injury.
Thrashers lose top rookie Bogosian to injury.
Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Zach Bogosian, the No. 3 overall pick in this year’s draft, will be out indefinitely with a broken left leg.
A spokesman for the team said Thursday the injury won’t require surgery. The Thrashers did not immediately announce plans to replace Bogosian before their game against the New York Rangers.
Bogosian was injured when he was slammed into the boards by Philadelphia’s Darroll Powe in the Flyers’ 7-0 win in Atlanta on Tuesday night. He did not return to the game.
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Zetterberg, Red Wings seek to bounce back vs. Sharks.
Detroit (7-1-2) at San Jose (8-2-0) 10:30 pm. EDT
Henrik Zetterberg and the reigning Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings aim to bounce back from their first road loss of the season on Thursday, when the visit the San Jose Sharks.
Zetterberg and Pavel Datysuk each scored a pair of goals, but defenseman Francois Beauchemin tapped in the game-winning tally 1:39 into overtime as the Red Wings fell, 5-4, to the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday.
The Red Wings dropped to 2-0-1 on their five-game road trip.
Eight of Detroits last 10 games have been decided by one goal, so it may need Zetterberg to keep up his torrid pace. The 2008 Conn Smythe Trophy winner has scored seven goals in his last six games.
While Zetterberg and the Red Wings have been good on the road, the Sharks have been unbeatable at home.
Joe Pavelski scored a shorthanded goal, Mike Grier netted the game-winner and Evgeni Nabokov stopped 10 shots in a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday as San Jose improved to 5-0-0 at the HP Pavilion.