Shoulder injury sidelines Weight

DENVER -- Ducks center Doug Weight will be out for at least a week because of a strained left shoulder.

Weight, who had an MRI exam Monday in Anaheim, is expected to go on injured reserve. The 37-year-old center had his shoulder heavily wrapped after Saturday’s practice.

No tear was found in the shoulder during the MRI exam. The Ducks plan to treat the injury with rest and rehabilitation.

Coach Randy Carlyle said Weight first injured the shoulder early in the trip and aggravated it last week during the Ducks’ win over the New York Islanders.

Weight has five goals and nine points in 26 games since joining the Ducks in a trade with St. Louis for center Andy McDonald on Dec. 14. Weight has only one point in his last 12 games, a goal against the Islanders.

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Ducks General Manager Brian Burke said he was among many who were interested in center Peter Forsberg, but the injury-plagued Swedish star ruled out Anaheim as a destination as he tries to return to the NHL.

Forsberg’s former teams, the Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers, appear to be the favorites in landing him, with the Flyers being the most aggressive suitor. Forsberg has been troubled by a bad right foot for the better part of the last two years.

Burke said there was nothing to a Canadian Broadcasting Co. report Saturday that he was looking at acquiring Kings defenseman Rob Blake. The report suggested that Blake would want to stay on the West Coast if he were asked to waive his no-trade clause.

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As a reward for the Ducks’ four-game winning streak on this eight-game trip, Carlyle called off a scheduled practice and took the team bowling at a downtown shopping mall.

TONIGHT

at Colorado, 6:30 PST, Versus

Site -- Pepsi Center.

Radio -- 830.

Records -- Ducks 31-22-7, Avalanche 30-21-5.

Record vs. Avalanche -- 1-0-0.

Update -- Offensive depth has allowed Colorado to persevere despite the loss of venerable captain Joe Sakic, gritty winger Ryan Smyth and talented young center Paul Stastny to lengthy injuries. Forwards Milan Hejduk, Marek Svatos and Andrew Brunette have picked up the slack.

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eric.stephens@latimes.com