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Nashville Predators' Ryan Johansen out for rest of 2017 playoffs with left thigh injury

By The Sports Xchange
Nashville Predators' Ryan Johansen tries to win a faceoff. File photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI
Nashville Predators' Ryan Johansen tries to win a faceoff. File photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI | License Photo

Nashville Predators center Ryan Johansen will miss the remainder of the playoffs due to a left thigh injury sustained in Game 4 of the Western Conference final against the Anaheim Ducks.

Johansen underwent emergency surgery Thursday night at Vanderbilt Medical Center after sustaining the injury in Nashville's 3-2 overtime loss to Anaheim. The 24-year-old is expected to recover in two to three months.

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Johansen has a team-leading 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 14 playoffs games for the Predators, who will travel to the Honda Center for Game 5 on Saturday. The series is tied 2-2.

The loss of Johansen could prove critical since Nashville has little depth at the center position. Captain Mike Fisher and fellow centers Calle Jarnkrok and Colton Sissons combined for 83 points during the regular season.

Johansen collected 14 goals and 47 assists while playing in all 82 regular-season games in 2016-17. He has scored 101 goals and set up 187 others in 433 career contests with Columbus and Nashville since being selected by the Blue Jackets with the fourth overall pick of the 2010 draft.

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