Via Tampa Trib: Valtteri Filppula suffered a lower-body injury Thursday in a collision with Ottawa's Eric Gryba on the opening shift of the second period.

He returned for one shift before leaving the game for the rest of the night. "I didn't feel good and I was concerned it might get worse, so I felt the smartest thing was to come off," Filppula said. "We'll see, the next few days will tell more about how I'm feeling, but I hope I can come back right away. It's too early to say right now, we'll know more in the morning on how I feel." He has been a valuable member of the Lightning this season, especially since Steve Stamkos was injured. He has generated 19 goals and 40 points in 54 games this year.