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The Calgary Flames announced on Monday afternoon that left-wing Anthony Mantha will miss the rest of the season with a torn ACL, which he suffered in the first period of the team’s 3-2 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens this past Tuesday. The 29-year-old will have surgery on Thursday.
He took a hit by Montreal left-wing Emil Heineman, who clipped Mantha in the lower leg, along the end boards after playing just 5:06 in Montreal and did not return.
Anthony Mantha has apparently left the game due to this hit pic.twitter.com/bMI2itqDR3
— Matt Drake (@DrakeMT) November 6, 2024
Mantha signed a one-year, $3.5 million contract with Calgary on July 1 as an unrestricted free agent after spending last season with the Washington Capitals and Vegas Golden Knights.
He posted 20 goals (just two behind center Dylan Strome’s for the team lead) and 34 points (fourth) in 56 games with Washington before the team sent Mantha to the Vegas Golden Knights on March 5 in exchange for the 2024 52nd overall pick (defenseman Leon Muggli) and Vegas’ 2026 fourth-round pick as they were seven points out of a postseason spot at the time of the trade.
In 174 career games with Washington after getting acquired in a blockbuster deal that sent left-wing Jakub Vrana, the 22nd overall pick in 2021, and 52nd overall pick in 2022 to the Detroit Red Wings on April 11, 2021, Mantha recorded 44 goals and 92 points. He was the first Capital ever to score in each of his first four games with the team.
In 507 career NHL games with Washington, Detroit, Vegas, and Calgary, Mantha has 146 goals and 303 points. He also has recorded six assists in 14 career postseason games.
Mantha, who earned four goals and seven points in 13 games with Calgary, can become eligible for unrestricted free agency again on July 1.
By Harrison Brown
