Avalanche's Barrie suffers fractured hand
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The Colorado Avalanche got some bad news on the injury front Saturday night as defenseman Tyson Barrie suffered a fractured hand after blocking an Oliver Ekman-Larsson shot in the first period, the club announced.
The injury is a huge blow to the Avalanche as Barrie currently sits third in team scoring with 27 points in 34 games.
Barrie's timetable is not yet known, but the diagnosis certainly doesn't bode well for a club that, after Saturday's 6-2 win over the Coyotes, sits just three points out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
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