Mantha done for season with fractured finger

Anthony Mantha's solid rookie season is over.

The Red Wings forward sustained a fractured finger Thursday against the Tampa Bay Lightning and won't play in Detroit's remaining five games, general manager Ken Holland said, according to MLive.com's Ansar Khan.

That means the kid will miss Detroit's final game at Joe Louis Arena on Sunday, April 9.

Mantha finishes his freshman NHL campaign with 17 goals and 36 points in 60 games. He averaged 16:09 in ice time and did most of his damage on the road, with 14 goals and 24 points in 33 games as a visitor.

The 22-year-old was drafted 20th overall in 2013 and will be relied upon heavily in the coming years to make the Red Wings great again.

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