Denver, CO (SportsNetwork.com) – Colorado Avalanche head coach Patrick Roy announced Friday that forward Alex Tanguay has a facial fracture and won’t play in Saturday’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes.<\/p>\n
Tanguay, who leads the team with seven goals, suffered the injury in Thursday’s loss to Washington. There is no prognosis on how much time he will miss.<\/p>\n
The Avalanche also placed forwards Dennis Everberg and Jamie McGinn and defenseman Brad Stuart on injured reserve.<\/p>\n
Everberg, a 22-year-old rookie from Sweden, is out indefinitely after suffering a separated shoulder on a third-period hit by the Capitals’ Tom Wilson.<\/p>\n
McGinn missed Thursday’s game with a back injury, while Stuart hasn’t played since Nov. 4 because of a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n
The Avalanche recalled forwards Andrew Agozzino, Ben Street and Tomas Vincour from Lake Erie of the American Hockey League to fill the roster spots.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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