Oilers' Kassian out week-to-week with lower-body injury

Edmonton Oilers forward Zack Kassian will be out week-to-week with a lower-body injury, head coach Dave Tippett announced Saturday.

The bruising right wing suffered the injury early during Wednesday's contest against the Montreal Canadiens when he went to lay a hit on defenseman Shea Weber. Kassian previously missed 17 games earlier in the season due to an upper-body injury.

Kassian has amassed two goals and three assists in 27 games this campaign. The 30-year-old ranks third on the Oilers with 13.68 hits per 60 minutes while averaging 11:51 minutes of ice time per game.