Brandon Tanev will likely be out of the Seattle Kraken's lineup for four-to-six weeks, the club announced Monday.
The Kraken said Tanev suffered a lower-body ailment during their season-opening loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Oct. 10.
Golden Knights forward Brett Howden was later suspended two games for hitting Tanev in the head during the third period of Vegas' 4-1 win.
Tanev left the contest and didn't return. The officials handed Howden a five-minute major - which was upheld upon review - and a match penalty.
The Kraken winger is coming off a career year offensively in which he notched 16 goals and 19 assists while suiting up for all 82 contests. It was the first time he played every regular-season game in his seven full NHL campaigns.
Tanev is in his third season with Seattle, the club that plucked him from the Pittsburgh Penguins in its expansion draft. The veteran, who'll turn 32 on New Year's Eve, played two campaigns with the Penguins after spending parts of four with the Winnipeg Jets to start his career.
