Backlund sidelined week to week for Flames

Flames F Mikael Backlund (upper body) week-to-week
Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Friday. The 35-year-old forward has appeared in all 64 games this season, totaling 24 points (11 goals,
NHL Buzz: Backlund sidelined week to week for Flames
Mikael Backlund is week to week for the Flames with an upper-body injury. The forward was injured in the first period of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday.
Flames captain out week-to-week with upper-body injury
Flames captain Mikael Backlund suffered an upper-body injury in Wednesday’s shootout loss to the Canucks, the team confirmed. He’s listed as week-to-week.
Flames captain Mikael Backlund out week-to-week due to injury
The Flames announced Friday, hours before a showdown with the Colorado Avalanche, that captain Mikael Backlund is out week-to-week due to an upper-body injury. Backlund logged only five shifts before leaving Wednesday’s crucial clash against the Vancouver Canucks, which ended in a 4-3 shootout victory for the West Coast club.
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The Flames put forth a lousy effort in the third period, being outshot 17-4. The Canucks wound up tying the game on Elias Pettersson’s 14th of the season, before winning it in a shootout to pick up the extra crucial point.
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Calgary Flames say captain Mikael Backlund out week to week with upper-body injury
CALGARY — Calgary Flames captain Mikael Backlund will be out on a week-to-week basis with an upper-body injury, the NHL team said Friday.
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