Brady Tkachuk said his lower-body injury is "nothing major," but the forward could miss his second straight game against the Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday (7 p.m. ET; SN, RDS).
"I'm feeling alright," the Senators captain said following practice Tuesday. "I think it was just a smart decision to [sit out Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens]. I didn't feel like I had the pop, and I started to feel it a little bit. I'm still hopeful to play tomorrow, but I just need to make a smart decision. I definitely don't want to reaggravate it and miss any more time."
Tkachuk confirmed he sustained the injury playing for the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off. He skated on his own ahead of practice Tuesday, took one line rush with Claude Giroux and Tim Stutzle and then left practice, although he said that was part of the plan.
He has 44 points (21 goals, 23 assists) in 56 games for Ottawa (29-24-4), which holds the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference but has lost four in a row.
"I'm just going to continue to do everything in my power to play tomorrow and we'll see how it goes the rest of the day today and tomorrow," Tkachuk said. "Of course I want to go to battle with these guys, but I think everybody in here and Sens fans, they don't want to see something nagging and take away from my guy for the next 24, next 25 games. So, maybe take the time for one more [game] just to be ready to go, but yeah, we'll just have to wait and see."
Josh Norris, who has missed five games since sustaining a mid-body injury Feb. 1, was a full participant at practice and took reps as second-line center between David Perron and Drake Batherson. Shane Pinto who has missed three games since sustaining an upper-body injury Feb. 4, practiced in a noncontact jersey as fourth-line center between Matthew Highmore and Adam Gaudette.
Coach Travis Green said he's hopeful Norris will play Wednesday, and Pinto is "closer than he was yesterday."
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