Josi suffers lower-body injury vs. Flames

MONTREAL, CANADA - DECEMBER 05: Roman Josi #59 of the Nashville Predators skates during the first period against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre on December 5, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Nashville Predators 3-0.
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Nashville Predators captain Roman Josi suffered a lower-body injury during his team's 4-3 loss to the Calgary Flames on Tuesday night.

It isn't clear what happened to the star defenseman, but he didn't take a shift in the second frame and was ruled out of the contest at the start of the third period.

Josi saw just 5:32 minutes of ice time in the first stanza.

There was no postgame update on his status, per team reporter Brooks Bratten.

The Predators were already missing blue-liner Alexandre Carrier, who is considered week-to-week with an upper-body issue. Nashville has also been without bruiser Jeremy Lauzon since late November because of a lower-body problem.

Josi entered Tuesday's game with a team-leading 16 assists and 23 points in 28 outings. He also sat third in the league in average ice time (25:40).

The 34-year-old was the runner-up for the Norris Trophy last season after pacing all rearguards with 23 goals while ranking third in the class with 85 points in 82 games.

Josi is the Predators' all-time leader in points (709) and assists (521) in 938 career contests.

Nashville is now on an eight-game winless streak thanks to Tuesday's loss.

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