Andrew Cogliano suffered fractured neck on Jordan Eberle’s hit in Avalanche-Kraken playoff game
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The defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche will be without forward Andrew Cogliano during a crucial Game 7 on Sunday night — and beyond if the Avalanche advance.
According to Sportsnet and The Athletic, Cogliano suffered a fractured neck when he was hit from behind by the Seattle Kraken’s Jordan Eberle in Friday night’s Game 6 and is out indefinitely.
Cogliano was tended to by a trainer after the hit in which his neck bent awkwardly as he was driven to the boards with 2:16 left in the second period. He returned in the third period and skated a regular shift.
© Steven Bisig, USA TODAY Sports Colorado Avalanche head athletic trainer Matt Sokolowski tends to Andrew Cogliano.
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Though NHL rules allow referees to call a five-minute penalty to initiate a review, Eberle was called only for a two-minute boarding minor. The league didn’t announce any supplemental discipline on Saturday.
The Avalanche won 4-1 in Game 6 to stave off elimination. Game 7 is in Denver (9:30 p.m. ET, TNT).
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