OTTAWA — Marian Hossa was happy to learn that his sprained knee will keep him from skating with his new Pittsburgh teammates for only about a week.

Hossa injured his right knee against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night, just 13 shifts into his debut with the Penguins.

"It's bad news, but it's also good news because I didn't know what to expect and it's a first-degree MCL (medial collateral ligament) and it should be better within hopefully a week," Hossa said Friday.

Wearing a brace, Hossa worked out off the ice Friday while his teammates ran through a practice for their game against Ottawa on Saturday.

Acquired from Atlanta at the trade deadline Tuesday, the five-time All-Star saw about 10 minutes of ice time Thursday before he banged knees with Boston's Glen Murray.