Calgary Flames right-winger Anthony Mantha will miss the remainder of the NHL season due to a knee injury, the team announced Monday.
Mantha is scheduled to undergo surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) on Thursday. The injury occurred during Calgary’s 3-2 overtime victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.
The 30-year-old winger, who signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with the Flames on July 1, has recorded four goals and three assists in 13 games this season.
Originally drafted 20th overall by the Detroit Red Wings in 2013, the six-foot-five, 234-pound forward from Longueuil, Quebec, has also played for the Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights. Over his NHL career, he has amassed 303 points (146 goals, 157 assists) across 507 regular-season games.
The Flames, currently holding a 7-5-3 record, are set to host the Los Angeles Kings on Monday before heading to Vancouver to face the Canucks on Tuesday.
In response to Mantha’s absence, the Flames recalled winger Adam Klapka from the AHL’s Calgary Wranglers earlier Monday. Klapka has tallied three goals, two assists, and 22 penalty minutes in five games with the Wranglers this season.