Subban did not travel with the Predators for games at the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday (7 p.m. ET; TVA Sports, CSN-PH, FS-TN, NHL.TV) and the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday (7 p.m. ET; MSG+, FS-TN, NHL.TV). He is considered day to day.

PHILADELPHIA -- Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban will miss at least the next two games because of an upper-body injury.

He last played at home against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday, when he had three shots on goal in 25:14 of ice time. Prior to sitting out Nashville's home game against the New York Rangers on Saturday, Subban had not missed a game this season.

Subban has seven goals and 17 points in 29 games, and his 25:03 average ice time per game is second on the Predators to fellow defenseman Roman Josi (25:10).

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The Predators recalled defenseman Adam Pardy from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Monday, and he could play his second game this season. He also played Dec. 8 against the Dallas Stars.

Coach Peter Laviolette would not discuss his lineup, but at the morning skate Petter Granberg skated in Subban's spot on a pairing with Mattias Ekholm. The other pairings were Josi with Ryan Ellis and Matt Irwin with Yannick Weber.

"Filling the hole isn't easy," Laviolette said. "If we had another P.K., we'd use him."

Ekholm said regardless of who's on defense, the Predators can't change the way they play.

"Whoever is stepping into his position is going to have to play his game and play out of his abilities," he said. "P.K. is a great player and world-class defenseman. It's tough to fill his shoes. But I think we have the right personnel to step up for it.

"Whoever I play with I'll try to play my game and whoever is playing with me, I know it's going to be a good fit. We have a lot of great defensemen on this team. I don't see it as a big problem."