NEWARK, N.J. — The struggling Devils are going to be without high-scoring left wing Zach Parise for an undisclosed amount of time.
Parise will have exploratory arthroscopic knee surgery to determine what has been causing him problems all season, Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said Monday.
Lamoriello did not disclose which knee was bothering Parise nor when the surgery would be performed, although it will be soon.
“We won’t know how long he will be out until after the surgery,” Lamoriello said.
The Devils, who have made the playoffs the past 13 seasons, are off to the worst start in the NHL this season, posting a 3-8-1 mark under new coach John MacLean.
Lamoriello also disclosed rookie center Jacob Josefson will be sidelined six to eight weeks with a detached ligament in his right hand. He also will need surgery.
Staal sidelined again
PITTSBURGH — Penguins forward Jordan Staal, expected to return this week after missing 12 games with an infection in his right foot, needs surgery to repair a broken right hand and will be out for up to six weeks.
Staal, who planned to make his season debut Wednesday at Dallas, was practicing on the No. 2 line with Tyler Kennedy and Mike Comrie on Monday when he grimaced in pain after being struck by a puck.
Footnotes.
Sabres forward Jason Pominville is expected to play Wednesday against the Bruins after passing a concussion-related visual test before practice. Goalie Ryan Miller is questionable for the game because of a lower body injury.
• The NHL suspended Flyers forward Danny Briere for three games for his crosscheck of the Islanders’ Frans Nielsen on Saturday.
• Blackhawks defenseman Brian Campbell returned to Chicago’s lineup after recovering from a preseason knee injury.
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