New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton is expected to miss the rest of the NHL regular season with an undisclosed lower-body injury, the team said Thursday. Hamilton has been out since getting hurt March 4 at Dallas.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Dougie Hamilton will be out the remainder of the regular season for the New Jersey Devils because of a lower-body injury. The 31-year-old defenseman left a 4-3 loss at the Dallas Stars on March 4 after getting tangled up with Stars forward Mason Marchment behind the Dallas net at 18:13 of the first period.

New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton isn't expected to be ready to return from his lower-body injury for the start of the postseason.