Lightning's Johnson ruled out of All-Star Game with lower-body injury

by Ian McLaren
Jonathan Dyer / USA Today

Team Toews will be a forward short for Sunday's All-Star Game.

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Tyler Johnson has been ruled out of action with a lower-body injury, according to the official lineups.

Johnson, who missed the Saturday's skills events with the ailment, was set to appear in his first All-Star Game.

At the break, he boasts the league's fifth-highest point total with 17 goals and 31 assists.

No timetable has been set for his return to the Lightning lineup.

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