Predators' Johansen out 12 weeks after being cut by skate

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.

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