DENVER, April 5 (UPI) -- Colorado Avalanche star Paul Kariya will be out of the lineup indefinitely with a sprained right ankle, the team announced Monday.
The 29-year-old left wing was hurt when he twisted his leg while falling to the ice in a game against the Nashville Predatgors Sunday. He was removed from the game and escorted to the locker room.
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The Avalanche open the first round of the NHL's Western Conference playoffs at home Wednesday night against the Dallas Stars.
Kariya, who was bothered by a wrist injury this season, has 11 goals and 25 assists in 51 games, the lowest totals of his career.
