Justin Abdelkader out 2-4 weeks

Red Wings forward sidelined with sprained MCL

Justin-Abdelkader 12-2

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By NHL.com @NHLdotcom

The Detroit Red Wings placed forward
Justin Abdelkader
on injured reserve Saturday with a sprained MCL in his right knee. He's expected to miss 2-4 weeks.
Abdelkader was injured during the first period of a 2-1 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday in a collision with Panthers forward
Vincent Trocheck
. He has four goals and four assists in 22 games.

The Red Wings also moved forward
Andreas Athanasiou
to long-term injured reserve, as of Nov. 11. He's sidelined with a knee injury.
Detroit is also without forwards
Tyler Bertuzzi
(ankle) and
Darren Helm
(shoulder), defensemen
Brendan Smith
(knee) and
Alexey Marchenko
(shoulder), and goaltender
Jimmy Howard
(groin).

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