The Florida Panthers' offense is about to take a serious hit down the stretch.
Vincent Trocheck will miss the final six games of the regular season with an apparent ankle injury, head coach Gerard Gallant confirmed Wednesday.
The 22-year-old was spotted wearing a cast at practice Wednesday, and he's expected to wear it for 10 days, according to The Miami Herald's George Richards.
He may have suffered a non-displaced fracture of the ankle blocking a shot in the Panthers' 5-2 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday night, according to the report.
Vincent Trocheck said shot blocked yesterday was in same spot he blocked shots v Boston & Tampa - only different leg. Bad odds. #FlaPanthers
— George Richards (@GeorgeRichards) March 30, 2016
The Panthers hope he'll be ready to return for the start of the playoffs in mid-April.
Trocheck is tied for the team lead with 25 goals and ranks third with 53 points. He appeared in all of the Panthers' 76 games.
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