Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson is expected to have surgery on a broken wrist and miss the rest of the season, General Manager Ken Holland told reporters on Friday.
According to Brendan Savage of MLive, Ericsson will be out for 12 weeks.
#RedWings' Jonathan Ericsson to have surgery next week, out 12 weeks, per Ken Holland. Ericsson's season is over
— Brendan Savage (@BrendanSavage) February 10, 2017
Ericsson left the first period of the Red Wings' game against the Capitals on Thursday night after being checked into the boards by Nicklas Backstrom.
The 32-year-old had played in 51 games this season, scoring one goal and eight assists. He averaged 19:13 on ice per game and was a minus-2.
He joins a list that continues to change of injured Red Wings which includes Jimmy Howard, Niklas Kronwall, who could be back this weekend and Frans Nielsen.
