The Avalanche injury problem is snowballing.
Forward Mikko Rantanen suffered an apparent shoulder injury Monday night in Colorado’s 3-2 overtime loss to the Lightning and is expected to miss “weeks,” coach Jared Bednar told reporters. It resulted from a tripping penalty late in the second period on Tampa Bay defenseman Erik Cernak, sending Rantanen crashing into the boards.
Rantanen was in pain and clearly favored his left shoulder as he exited the Pepsi Center ice toward the tunnel for treatment. Colorado designated it as an upper-body injury, and Rantanen was ruled out for a return to play.