Senators' Forsberg out 2-3 months with MCL tears in both knees

Ottawa Senators goalie Anton Forsberg is expected to miss two-to-three months due to MCL tears in both knees, according to the Ottawa Sun's Bruce Garrioch.

Neither tear will require surgery, Garrioch adds.

Forsberg was stretchered off the ice during Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Edmonton Oilers.

Senators defenseman Travis Hamonic pushed Oilers forward Zach Hyman into Forsberg in the lead-up to Edmonton's sixth goal of the contest, which forced one of Forsberg's legs into an awkward position. Mads Sogaard entered the game in relief.

Rookie defenseman Jake Sanderson was also injured during Saturday's contest and is expected to miss at least two weeks with an upper-body injury. He exited after taking a hit from Oilers defenseman Vincent Desharnais in the final frame.

Forsberg, 30, largely shared the crease with Cam Talbot this season. He put up an 11-11-2 record across 28 appearances to go along with a .902 save percentage and 3.26 goals against average.

Talbot hasn't played since Jan. 25 due to a lower-body injury, and with Forsberg also on the shelf, Ottawa recalled goaltender Kevin Mandolese from the AHL.

Drafted by the Senators in the sixth round in 2018, Mandolese has recorded a 4-7-2 record and an .879 save percentage in 13 games with the Belleville Senators this season.

With 31 games remaining in the Senators' season, Ottawa is in seventh place of the Atlantic Division with a record of 24-24-3, outside of the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference.