Larkin out remainder of season after core muscle surgery
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Detroit Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin underwent core muscle surgery Monday and will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season, the team announced.
The full recovery period is expected to be 8-10 weeks.
Larkin leads the Red Wings with 31 goals and 69 points in 70 contests this season.
Detroit has six games remaining on its schedule. The club sits sixth in the Atlantic Division with a 29-37-10 record and will miss the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
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