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Nashville Predators captain Roman Josi did not return for the third period against the Florida Panthers after taking a hit by Sam Bennett.

On Wednesday, the Nashville Predators provided an injury update on Roman Josi as he deals with the effects of a hit from Florida's Sam Bennett.

Predators captain Roman Josi did not play in the third period after taking a questionable hit into the boards from Bennett just past the halfway mark of the second. Florida wasted no time opening the scoring.

Josi is being evaluated from an upper-body injury after he was hit by Sam Bennett in the second period of Tuesday's game versus the Panthers, Brooks Bratten of the Predators' official site reports. Josi initially stayed in the game,