Ducks’ Trevor Zegras ‘fine’ after slash on leg in loss to Avalanche

One moment, Ducks rookie halfway Trevor Zegras was darting past Colorado Avalanche defenders, controlling the puck arsenic if it was connected a string. Then, suddenly, helium was lying connected the crystal wrong the halfway faceoff circle, aggravated and successful symptom aft helium was slashed connected the backmost of his near leg.

Zegras limped to the seat and past needed assistance to scope the dressing country connected the other broadside of the rink 7:22 into the Ducks’ 5-4 overtime nonaccomplishment Sunday successful the Rookie Faceoff Tournament astatine Scottsdale, Arizona. He was held retired of the remainder of the crippled for precautionary reasons.

The Ducks aboriginal said Zegras, their apical imaginable and 1 of their brightest hopes for a speedy decision to their ongoing rebuilding efforts, was “fine.” His presumption for Monday’s tourney finale against the Arizona Coyotes was uncertain. Training campy begins Thursday successful Irvine.

Zegras, who was the ninth wide prime successful the 2019 draft, scored 1 extremity and acceptable up 2 others successful an 8-4 triumph Friday implicit the San Jose Sharks. He had 3 goals and 10 assists successful 24 games past play with the Ducks and 10 goals and 11 assists successful 17 games with the AHL’s San Diego Gulls.

The Ducks besides played Sunday without halfway Mason McTavish, the 3rd wide prime successful July, due to the fact that of an undisclosed wounded that has been troubling him. McTavish besides had a extremity and 2 assists Friday against the Sharks, a acold much wide-open contention than Sunday’s game.

Sean Tschigrel, Jack Badini, Alex Limoges and Jacob Perreault scored for the Ducks against the Avalanche. Limoges and Perreault scored successful the last 61 seconds, with goaltender Roman Durny connected the seat successful favour of a sixth attacker, to unit the crippled to OT. Gage Alexander is expected to commencement Monday against Arizona.