Panthers' Horton sidelined with fractured leg

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01/23/2010 - Sunrise, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Florida Panthers forward Nathan Horton will be sidelined for at least a month because of a fractured tibia.

Horton, the team's leading scorer with 46 points, was hurt during Thursday's game against the New York Islanders when he was struck in the leg by a puck and had to crawl to the bench.

"That's today's NHL, everyone's dealing with [injuries]," Panthers head coach Peter DeBoer said Saturday. "The silver lining is that a couple of the weeks that he'll be out will be the Olympic break, so that helps a little bit as far as the number of games missed anyway."

In 51 games this season, Horton has 17 goals and a team-best 29 assists.

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