Ducks' Fowler out 2-6 weeks with shoulder injury

Anaheim Ducks defenseman Cam Fowler will be out anywhere from two to six weeks after sustaining a shoulder injury against the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday, the team announced Tuesday.

The news comes with the Ducks in a battle to nail down one of the remaining playoff spots in the Western Conference.

The club sits in the first wild-card spot with 95 points, one point back of the Los Angeles Kings for third in the Pacific, two points up on the Colorado Avalanche, who sit in the second wild-card spot, and three points up on the St. Louis Blues, who sit just outside the playoff picture with 92 points.

Fowler has already missed 12 games this season but has still managed a respectable 32 points in 67 games. The 26-year-old leads the team in ice time, logging an average of 24:51 a night.

The team also announced that goaltender John Gibson, who left Sunday's game with an upper-body injury, is day to day.