{"id":102590,"date":"2021-03-04T21:48:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-05T02:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=102590"},"modified":"2021-03-04T21:48:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-05T02:48:27","slug":"anaheim-ducks-hampus-lindholm-injured-out-six-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/03\/04\/anaheim-ducks-hampus-lindholm-injured-out-six-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim Ducks Hampus Lindholm Injured &#8211; Out Six Weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/ducks\/\" target=\"_self\">Anaheim Ducks<\/a> defenceman <strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lindhha01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hampus Lindholm<\/a><\/strong> was injured on February 27th against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/vegas-golden-knights\/\" target=\"_self\">Vegas Golden Knights<\/a>. He was discovered to have a fractured left wrist and is expected to return in about six weeks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">INJURY UPDATE: Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm suffered a fractured left wrist on Feb. 27 vs. Vegas. He is expected to make a full recovery and return to action in approximately six weeks.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sEZls9X7nZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/sEZls9X7nZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Anaheim Ducks (@AnaheimDucks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnaheimDucks\/status\/1367607861514096642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 4, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Hampus Lindholm Injured &#8211; Out Six Weeks with Broken Wrist<\/h2>\n<p>Lindholm usually plays top-four minutes in the Ducks&#8217; defensive core, averaging about 22 minutes of ice time per game this season. Losing him is a significant blow to their blue line. So far this season, Lindholm has played 18 games, scored twice, and dished out four assists, for six points. He&#8217;s a minus 1 and has 16 minutes in penalties over those 18 games. His Corsi-For is 50.8 percent, with a relative Corsi of +2.9. Lindholm usually puts up between 25 to 30 points in a normal season, so he&#8217;s more or less on pace to match that. Over his eight-year career with the Ducks, Lindholm has played 520 games, with 52 goals and 147 assists (for 199 points) to show for it.<\/p>\n<h3>Moving Forward<\/h3>\n<p>The Ducks&#8217; defensive core is already shallow, so with Hampus Lindholm injured, it will be difficult to recover. With new addition <strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/shattke01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Shattenkirk<\/a><\/strong> and veteran <strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fowleca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Fowler<\/a><\/strong> headlining the blue line, the Ducks start off strong. <strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/larssja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacob Larsson<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hakanja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jani Hakanpaa<\/a><\/strong> have also played all 23 games. Their third pairing rotates, and Lindholm swings between the second and third pairings. The Ducks already have a problem with defending high danger chances, with their opponents converting on 3.1% more chances than league average. However, their penalty kill is sitting at 80.95 percent, higher than league average. Even so, there have been many times where star goaltender <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=gibsojo02,gibsojo01&amp;search=John+Gibson&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&#038;utm_source=direct&#038;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Gibson<\/a> has bailed out defenceman and prevented a goal. The Ducks cannot afford to have any more injured with an already shaky blue line. In six weeks from today, they will have played 18 games. In a top-heavy West Division, they will likely miss the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: DETROIT, MICHIGAN &#8211; OCTOBER 08: Hampus Lindholm #47 of the Anaheim Ducks skates against the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on October 08, 2019, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anaheim Ducks defenceman Hampus Lindholm was injured on February 27th against the Vegas Golden Knights. He was discovered to have a fractured left wrist and is expected to return in about six weeks. INJURY UPDATE: Ducks defenseman Hampus Lindholm suffered a fractured left wrist on Feb. 27 vs. Vegas. 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