Arizona Coyotes Dealt Huge Injury Blow

Shane Seney Thursday, April 22, 2021 Arizona Coyotes

The Arizona Coyotes are going to be without dynamic forward Conor Garland for a few weeks after he suffered a lower-body injury.

Arizona Coyotes forward Conor Garland is week-to-week with a lower-body injury.@CraigSMorgan reported it’s a knee injury the player suffered at Tuesday’s practice when he hit a hole or rut in the ice at Gila River Arena. #Yotes

Full NHL Injury Report👇 https://t.co/QaiIjfhZJ6
— NHL News (@PuckReportNHL) April 22, 2021

Garland was banged up in practice on Tuesday and missed Wednesday night's game against the Minnesota Wild, and now the team has announced the worst, he's out for multiple weeks. Garland has been one of the pleasant surprises of the NHL this season and received a ton of trade interest before the April 12th trade deadline.

The 25-year-old has played in 45 games this season, recording 10 goals and 22 assists. His 32 points is tied for second on the Coyotes. The team is currently sitting in fourth in the West Division with a 20-22-5 record, however the St Louis Blues are sitting one point behind the 'Yotes and have four games in hand.

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