Trevor Zegras will be out six weeks for the Anaheim Ducks after having surgery on Thursday for a torn meniscus in his right knee.
The forward has missed four games since sustaining the injury during the second period of 4-1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Dec. 4.
The 23-year-old has 10 points (four goals, six assists) in 24 games this season. He missed 51 games last season with a groin injury and a broken ankle.
"It was unfortunate he got hurt because he was starting to play really well," Ducks coach Greg Cronin said after a 3-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. "Trevor is a very offensively gifted player, but I think he was playing hard defensively, too, and winning puck battles along the wall, which again is a compliment to his game, his compete level. It's a blessing to get him back in six weeks, not six months. We have a hard time scoring, so it's going to be good to get him back."
Selected by Anaheim in the first round (No. 9) of the 2019 NHL Draft, Zegras has 164 points (59 goals, 105 assists) in 235 NHL games.
The Ducks (10-14-4), who are last in the Pacific Division, are 0-3-1 in the four games Zegras has missed.
