Predators’ Filip Forsberg out 4-6 weeks with upper-body injury

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Nashville Predators left wing Filip Forsberg (Tony Gutierrez/AP)

Nashville Predators star Filip Forsberg with miss four to six weeks with an upper-body injury, the team announced on Wednesday.

Forsberg last took the ice in Nashville’s 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 29 and has missed the Predators’ last two contests, ending a streak of 325 consecutive regular-season and post-season games played.

In 37 games this season, Forsberg leads the Predators with 15 goals and 34 points.

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