Detroit — Justin Abdelkader joined a lengthening list of injured Red Wings unable to play after leaving Thursday's game against the Panthers with an apparent injury to his right leg.
Abdelkader will miss two to four weeks of action with a “slightly strained MCL,” Red Wings general manager Ken Holland said.
The Wings are likely to recall a forward from Grand Rapids, although Jeff Blashill said after the game Thursday that Drew Miller, a healthy scratch in recent games, would fill in for Abdelkader in the short term.
Two road games, against the Penguins and Islanders, are on tap for this weekend, before the Red Wings travel to Winnipeg for a game against the Jets, Wednesday.