Lightning's Kucherov out with upper-body injury vs. Sabres

Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov is out with an upper-body injury for the Bolts' matchup against the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday, according to Bryan Burns of the team's official website.

Kucherov left Monday's game against the Toronto Maple Leafs after playing just six shifts. Details of his ailment remain unclear at this point, but his agent Dan Milstein told Joe Smith of the Tampa Bay Times that it is not a concussion, it is not hand-related, and nothing is broken.

The 24-year-old leads the NHL with 82 points heading into Wednesday's action.