No return time was specified by the club, but the Miami Herald is reporting Jovanovski could miss up to two months.
Jovanovski suffered the injury in a first-period fight with the Bruins' Daniel Paille.
The 35-year-old Jovanovski, who returned to the Panthers this season after spending the first four seasons of his NHL career with Florida, has 2 goals and 8 points in 43 games, and has been an important leader on a young defense.
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