Avalanche's O'Connor out 5-6 months after 2nd hip surgery

Colorado Avalanche forward Logan O'Connor underwent successful hip surgery Friday and is expected to miss five-to-six months, the team announced.

O'Connor tallied 10 goals and 21 points in 80 games this season and was particularly productive in the first round of the playoffs, notching two goals and six points in the Avalanche's seven-game defeat at the hands of the Dallas Stars.

The Texas native also required season-ending hip surgery in March 2024, forcing him to miss last year's postseason.

O'Connor signed a six-year contract extension with a $2.5-million cap hit in September. That deal begins in the 2025-26 campaign.

The Avalanche signed O'Connor as an undrafted free agent out of the University of Denver in 2018. He's accumulated 45 goals and 103 points in 343 appearances over parts of seven seasons in Colorado.