The Calgary Flames announced Tuesday evening that forward Jonathan Huberdeau is day-to-day with an upper-body injury.
It’s unclear when Huberdeau suffered the injury. He played 16:14 Monday night against the New York Islanders, skating for the entire game. The 29-year-old left wing has just one assist in his last five games, and has just six points in 11 games in his first season with the Flames. Last season, Huberdeau led the league in assists with 85 and finished fifth in Hart Trophy voting.
It’s also unclear what line shuffling head coach Darryl Sutter will do ahead of Tuesday’s game against New Jersey, but Adam Ruzicka will likely draw into the lineup in place of Huberdeau. The 23-year-old Slovak is the only extra forward on the roster and has one NHL appearance this season, coming last week against Seattle.
Huberdeau will have to wait to try to get on track. The Flames, however, need a redemption game in a big way Tuesday against the Devils as they try to avoid dropping to .500 on the season. The team is on a five-game losing streak after a 5-1-0 start to the campaign.
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