Sabres' Tuch week-to-week due to lower-body injury

Buffalo Sabres forward Alex Tuch is week-to-week after sustaining a lower-body injury Friday, the team announced Sunday.

Tuch is amid a career season with 28 goals and 62 points through 57 contests. The Sabres placed the 26-year-old on injured reserve Saturday.

General manager Kevyn Adams said Tuch is expected to return to the lineup before the end of the regular season, according to The Athletic's Matthew Fairburn.

Star defenseman Rasmus Dahlin is also considered day-to-day with an undisclosed ailment. He'll miss Sunday's contest against the Washington Capitals.

The Sabres sit fourth in the Atlantic Division with a 30-23-4 record. They're one point behind the Pittsburgh Penguins for the Eastern Conference's final wild-card position.