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Michael Nylander, expected to center the Washington Capitals' top scoring line, will miss four to six weeks after breaking his leg in practice, the team announced Friday.
Nylander sustained the break just above the ankle when he was checked against the boards by rookie defenseman Nolan Yonkman on Thursday. With the NHL regular season beginning Wednesday, Nylander could miss more than 15 games.
The injury will snap Nylander's consecutive games streak at 310 - the second-longest active run in the NHL. He will be sidelined for the first time since April 1999.
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A native of Stockholm who turned 31 on Friday, Nylander was acquired with a
draft pick from Chicago on November 1 for center Andrei Nikolishin and left
wing Chris Simon. In 71 games with Washington, he had 17 goals and 39 assists.
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In training camp, Nylander was centering a line that included superstar right wing Jaromir Jagr and Mike Grier. Nylander played with Jagr most of last season.
The 6-1, 195-pound Nylander has 139 goals and 294 assists with 270 penalty minutes in 630 career games.