Clutterbuck (lower body) is not expected to play Thursday versus the Rangers, Arthur Staple of Newsday reports.

Clutterbuck was injured in Monday's game, and this will be his second straight out of the lineup. However, the injury is supposedly not serious and Clutterbuck is skating. With the Isles having clinched a playoff spot and an argument to be made that they're better off finishing in the wild-card spot than the top three in the division, they may just be playing it safe with Clutterbuck to make sure he's as close to 100 percent healthy as possible going into the playoffs.