Red Wings' Fabbri expected to miss rest of season with suspected torn ACL
Detroit Red Wings forward Robby Fabbri is expected to miss the remainder of the season with a suspected torn ACL, head coach Jeff Blashill announced Friday.
Fabbri is set to undergo further evaluation. He exited during the second period of the Red Wings' 6-5 shootout loss to the Minnesota Wild on Thursday with a lower-body injury.
The Red Wings placed him on injured reserve and recalled winger Taro Hirose from the AHL in a corresponding move.
Fabbri registered 17 goals and 13 assists in 56 games this campaign while averaging over 17 minutes a contest.
The 26-year-old has dealt with a slew of severe left knee ailments and has undergone multiple surgeries throughout his career. The latest injury is on his right knee, according to The Athletic's Max Bultman.
Fabbri suffered a torn ACL in his left knee in February 2017 as a member of the St. Louis Blues and missed the remainder of that campaign. He reinjured his knee the following training camp and was forced to sit out the entire 2017-18 season.
A first-round pick of the Blues in 2014, Fabbri has 73 goals and 79 assists in 302 career contests.