Nashville Predators forward Ryan Johansen will undergo emergency surgery Wednesday after having his leg cut by a skate blade during Tuesday's victory over the Vancouver Canucks, reports Paul Skrbina of The Tennessean.

It's unclear how much time Johansen will miss. An update is expected from the team once surgery is completed.

The Predators are already without star forward Filip Forsberg, who's missed five games with an upper-body injury. Johansen's absence will not help Nashville's minuscule playoff chance as the club currently sits seven points back of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference.

Johansen's logged 28 points in 55 games this season while averaging 15:46 per contest. The 30-year-old is in the sixth season of an eight-year, $64-million contract signed in 2017.

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