Marchenko, a 6’3, 210-pound right shot, played 14 games for Mike Babcock between the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons. Over 110 NHL games, he’s accumulated three goals and 19 points while playing bottom-pairing minutes in Detroit.
Marchenko has averaged 17:58 per game this season, tied for seventh among Red Wings defencemen, but he was a regular on the penalty kill when in the lineup (2:17 per game, second among Wings D).
The 25-year-old has been in and out of Wings’ top six this season; he appeared to have locked down a spot in the Wings’ before a shoulder injury in late November forced him out of the lineup.