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Video: Burrows suffers sprained hand in scuffle with Kessel

Vancouver Canucks v Toronto Maple Leafs

TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 8: Phil Kessel #81 of the Toronto Maple Leafs gets rough with Alex Burrows #14 of the Vancouver Canucks during NHL action at the Air Canada Centre February 8, 2014 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Abelimages/Getty Images)

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Alex Burrows of the Vancouver Canucks is injured. Again.

The good thing for him and the Canucks is the National Hockey League is on its Olympic break, so he does have time to heel up. The injury, according to Elliott Pap of the Vancouver Sun, is a sprained hand, suffered during a scuffle with Toronto Maple Leafs forward Phil Kessel last Saturday - the final game before the league shut down for Sochi.

Burrows has played in 28 games this season for the Canucks, but has yet to score a goal. He has five assists. This slump is raising concerns because Burrows has, in four of the last five seasons, averaged more than 20 goals per season. He hit 35 in 2009-10.

Injuries have factored into his struggles.

Burrows suffered a broken foot in the season opener blocking a shot, which is an element of the defensive game head coach John Tortorella has emphasized in his time with the Canucks.

He then suffered a broken jaw in December after taking a puck to the face in a game against the Carolina Hurricanes.

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