Curtis Lazar will not play Saturday against the Blues, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports.

Lazar (undisclosed) will not play Saturday against the Blues, Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun reports.

Analysis:

Head coach Paul MacLean said Lazar could play Saturday if he needed to, but the team would rather be cautious with him. The nature of Lazar's injury is still unknown, but it sounds like a good bet that he'll be back in the lineup Monday against the Red Wings.