Sat 4/7/12 11:09 AM

Right winger David Clarkson (lower body) will sit out the New Jersey Devils' final regular-season game when the team plays the Ottawa Senators this afternoon. Clarkson missed Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Islanders, but was back in the lineup for Thursday's 2-1 win in Detroit. He sat out practice Friday, though. "He's got a little bit of a nagging thing," coach Peter DeBoer said. "It wouldn't keep him out of the lineup if we were in the playoffs, but there's no sense pushing it right now. We've got time, so we're going to use it."