Matt Duchene ruled out vs. Lightning with lower-body injury

Nashville Predators center Matt Duchene (95) moves the puck against the Minnesota Wild. (Mark Humphrey/AP)

Nashville Predators forward Matt Duchene will miss Saturday’s game against the Tampa Bay Lightning with a lower-body injury.

Duchene left Thursday’s game versus the Minnesota Wild with the injury towards the end of the second period.

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