Petry is expected to be sidelined long term due to his lower-body injury, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.

EDGE Analysis

Petry -- who was injured in Thursday's clash with Florida -- was already facing an uphill battle to get over the 40-point mark for the fifth straight season as he has just 16 points in 57 games this year. With an extended layoff, the veteran defenseman will almost certainly fail to reach that mark this year. Despite him being in the first year of a four-year contract, Petry's name circulated among trade rumors in the lead up to the deadline, and he could still be moved out this summer.