The Buffalo Sabres, currently in last place in the Eastern Conference, are set to extend their NHL record playoff drought to 14 seasons. So when they face the Ottawa Senators on Tuesday, the Senators would prefer the Sabres didn’t skewer them for a fourth straight loss.

Tkachuk suffered the ailment on Sunday after getting hit by Ryan Graves late in the second period of the club’s 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins at the PPG Paints Arena.

Tocchet also updated the status of injured forwards Elias Pettersson and Nils Hoglander, who were playing together on the top line before each was injured during a 5-3 loss at the Rangers on March 22, which resulted in them missing the final four games of a six-game road trip.