Seattle Kraken's Andre Burakovsky to Miss 6-8 Weeks Due to Injury

Injury sustained during game against Rangers after recovering from previous season's groin injury; critical setback for the struggling Kraken.

Andre Burakovsky, Seattle Kraken forward, will be sidelined due to an upper-body injury sustained during a game against the New York Rangers.
The injury emerged following Burakovsky's collision with Rangers captain Jacob Trouba, which led to Burakovsky hitting the boards with his right shoulder first, prompting him to leave the game.
Burakovsky's injury comes on the heels of his recovery from last season's groin issue, a setback that limited his participation to 49 games and kept him out of Seattle's playoff run.
In his second season with Kraken, Burakovsky was marking a return to form having posted two points in the first five games this season after signing a $27.5 million, five-year contract in the summer of 2022.
The loss of Burakovsky is considered a major blow for the Kraken, a team already grappling with a tough start to the season having lost five of the first six games.