Nashville Predators forward Ryan Johansen will be out for around 12 weeks after undergoing surgery on his right leg Wednesday, the team announced Thursday morning.
A skate blade cut Johansen during Tuesday's victory over the Vancouver Canucks.
The Predators are already without star forward Filip Forsberg, who's missed five games with an upper-body injury. Johansen's absence will not help Nashville's minuscule playoff chances, as the club currently sits seven points back of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.
Johansen's logged 28 points in 55 games this season while averaging 15:46 per contest. The 30-year-old is in the sixth season of an eight-year, $64-million contract signed in 2017.
