Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk will make his return to the lineup Saturday against the San Jose Sharks, Postmedia’s Bruce Garrioch confirmed Friday.

Tkachuk confirmed he sustained the injury playing for the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off. He skated on his own ahead of practice Tuesday, took one line rush with Claude Giroux and Tim Stutzle and then left practice, although he said that was part of the plan.

Brady Tkachuk, Josh Norris and Shane Pinto will miss the Senators' home game against the Jets on Wednesday, multiple media outlets reported.

Tkachuk is "hopeful" to play Wednesday against the Winnipeg Jets but doesn't want to "reaggravate" the injury.

Brady Tkachuk will sit out Ottawa Senators game Saturday night vs. Montreal Canadiens, but apparent injury is not considered serious

Tkachuk, along with Shane Pinto and Josh Norris, took regular line rushes at practice Friday. Pinto, 24, has missed four games with an upper-body injury, while Norris, 25, has missed six games with an upper-body injury. Head coach Travis Green said he is "hopeful" all three forwards will be in against San Jose.

The Ottawa Senators might have their captain back Wednesday against the Winnipeg Jets after Brady Tkachuk practiced with his teammates, telling reporters after that "I'm feeling all right."