Associated Press

The Ottawa Senators' Dany Heatley will be sidelined up to six weeks because of a separated right shoulder.

He'll miss Sunday's game against the New York Islanders, ending a streak of 205 straight games with the Senators.

Heatley crashed into the end boards with Detroit forward Dallas Drake in the second period of Saturday's 3-2 victory over the Red Wings. He was slouched over when he left the ice, favoring his right shoulder.

It's a significant loss for the Senators (29-10-4), who hold a seven-point lead atop the Eastern Conference. The 26-year-old has 56 points (25 goals, 31 assists) in 43 games this season, good for seventh place in the NHL scoring race. Heatley is also second in the league with a plus/minus rating of plus-31.

Heatley joined he Senators in a trade with Atlanta in August 2005, and has recorded 264 points (125 goals, 139 assists) with the team.

This is bad news for the Sens. Spezza also left the Islanders game and didn't return yesterday. I haven't heard how long he will be out for but it will definatley test their depth if it is a long period of time.

Ouch. That really sucks for the Senators. Like Daminal said, this will really test there depth.