Panthers' Niko Mikkola: Suffers injury Saturday

Mikkola (upper body) won't return to Saturday's game against Buffalo.

Mikkola had two PIM in only 6:53 of ice time before leaving the contest. He entered Saturday's matchup with five hits and eight blocked shots across six appearances. If Mikkola can't play Tuesday against Boston, Donovan Sebrango or Tobias Bjornfot could fill in on the back end.