Sabres' Okposo week to week with rib injury

The Buffalo Sabres will be without their top point producer for longer than they originally anticipated.

Kyle Okposo is considered week to week with a rib injury, head coach Dan Bylsma told reporters Saturday morning.

Bylsma said the forward's ailment is similar to the broken ribs sustained by teammate Evander Kane in October, according to NHL.com's Joe Yerdon.

On Friday, the head coach ruled Okposo out of Saturday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning, but declined to provide an update beyond that.

Okposo was hurt in Thursday's win over the Arizona Coyotes.

The Sabres' prized July 1 acquisition ranks second on the club behind Kane with 19 goals and leads the team with 43 points.