captain will be sidelined with a broken hand for at least the next few weeks. The team announced the news on Thursday afternoon, revealing Tavares suffered the injury late during Wednesday night's lo s against the . Tavares played the entire game and scored a goal with two-and-a-half minutes remaining in the third period. Tavares will be re-evaluated by the Leafs' medical team in two weeks, according to a statement released by the team. The announced today that centre John Tavares sustained Nick Sandlin Jersey a broken finger late in last nights game in Washington. He will be out of the lineup for a minimum of two weeks, at which point he will be rea se sed by the team's medical staff. Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) His absence will present a tough challenge for the Maple Leafs, who have had a bit of a shaky start to their 2019-2020 campaign. Toronto is 4-3-1 to start the season and it likely won't get any easier with one of their top offensive forwards out of the lineup over the next few weeks, especially with a pretty tough road ahead on the schedule. The Leafs will play divisional rivals in the (twice) and , as well as matchups against the and Capitals over the next 14 days. Tavares, 29, has three goals and four a sists in eight games this season. With the captain out the lineup, it's po sible that Toronto shifts over to center to replace Tavares in a top-six role down the middle. Rico Carty Jersey