Senators' Pinto exits vs. Lightning with upper-body injury

Ottawa Senators forward Shane Pinto sustained an upper-body injury in the first period of Tuesday's clash with the Tampa Bay Lightning and didn't return.

Pinto went straight to the dressing room after a hit from Nick Perbix along the boards.

Head coach Travis Green didn't have an update on Pinto postgame.

"It's a big loss," Green said, per TSN 1200. "Does a lot of different things for our team. Big matchup guy."

Pinto's notched 11 goals and 11 assists in 45 games this season. He lined up as Ottawa's third-line center Tuesday. The Senators recently lost fellow pivot Josh Norris on a week-to-week basis due to injury.

The Lightning moved within two points of the Senators in the Atlantic Division standings by securing a 4-3 victory.