Brandon Dubinsky's orbital bone broken in fight

Columbus Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky suffered a broken orbital bone in a fight and will miss six to eight weeks.

The fight with Edmonton's Zack Kassian started with less than two minutes to go in Tuesday's 7-2 loss to the Oilers.

"He was beginning to find his game," Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella told reporters about Dubinsky on Wednesday. "He certainly was helping us with face-offs. It's unfortunate.

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"We all know how Dubi plays. I feel bad for the guy, but we've got to push on and get ready to play (Thursday) night.

Dubinsky has 12 points in 31 games and has won 54% of his faceoffs this season, more than 60% in his last seven games. He is second on the Metropolitan Division-leading Blue Jackets with 81 hits.

The Blue Jackets host the New York Islanders on Thursday.