Predators' Filip Forsberg week-to-week with upper-body injury

March 31, 2021 - 1:38pm

Nashville Predators left wing Filip Forsberg (9) maneuvers the puck ahead of Detroit Red Wings centre Luke Glendening (41). (Mark Zaleski/AP)

Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg is week-to-week with an upper-body injury, the team announced Wednesday.

Brad Richardson, Matt Duchene, Ryan Ellis, Mark Borowiecki and Luca Sbisa, who have all missed multiple weeks with injuries, are also still considered week-to-week.

#Preds injury updates:

The following players are considered week-to-week – Borowiecki, Duchene, Ellis, Forsberg, Richardson, Sbisa.

— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) March 31, 2021

Forsberg has missed the past three games with his injury. He leads the team with 29 points and is tied for the team-lead with 11 goals in 34 games.

The Predators have won six games in a row and eight of their last nine to climb back into a playoff spot in the Central Division.

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