Predators' Craig Smith leaves Game 3 with lower-body injury

Nashville Predators forward Craig Smith will not return for the third period of Game 3 versus the Anaheim Ducks.

Smith suffered a lower-body injury in the first period, and will sit out the remainder of the game, the team announced.

Trailing 3-0, sitting Smith might be for preservation purposes, as the specifics of the injury haven't been released.

Smith played in all 82 games for the Predators this season, and recorded two points in the first two games of the series.