Detroit – This isn’t going to help the Red Wings turn around this difficult season.
Forward Anthony Mantha will be out about a month because of a rib injury, Coach Jeff Blashill said Friday.
Mantha suffered the injury Dec. 21 in a scrum with Toronto defenseman Jake Muzzin. Mantha confronted Muzzin late in the game after Muzzin hit defenseman Madison Bowey hard along the boards.
Muzzin dragged Mantha to the ice, hooking Mantha’s leg, causing Mantha to slam his head and shoulder area to the ice.