VIDEO: Lightning's Johnson injured after late hit by Canadiens' Pateryn

The Tampa Bay Lightning took to the ice with no reason to win Saturday with second place in the Atlantic locked up, but the team may have suffered a significant loss in the first period against the Montreal Canadiens.

Already sitting five regulars due to injury, forward Tyler Johnson was helped off the ice after being cross-checked into the boards by defenseman Greg Pateryn. Johnson looked to be in considerable pain as he was helped off the ice.

The Lightning later announced he suffered an upper-body injury and would not return to the game.

Pateryn received a five-minute major for boarding and a game misconduct for the hit.

Injuries have limited Johnson to just 69 games this season, where he recorded just 14 goals and 24 assists after a breakout 72-point campaign a year ago.

The Lightning were playing without Steven Stamkos, Anton Stralman, Victor Hedman, Nikita Kucherov, and Ryan Callahan for Saturday's game.