The Detroit Red Wings will be without defenseman Simon Edvinsson for the second straight game as they battle the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday evening.
The Detroit Red Wings announced prior to their 4-3 overtime setback against the Minnesota Wild on Thursday evening that defenseman Simon Edvinsson was unavailable because of a lower-body injury.
While head coach Todd McLellan sounded optimistic that Edvinsson could potentially return for Saturday evening's tilt against the Winnipeg Jets, the latest update is more lukewarm.
McLellan confirmed that Edvinsson, who did not participate in the morning skate, will not be able to play on Saturday evening.
"I can update you for today, he's obviously not going to play," McLellan explained of Edvinsson. "We'll have him looked at when we get back to Detroit this week, and try and determine what path he's taking."
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Following Detroit's overtime setback against the Wild, McLellan said that Edvinsson was "questionable" after Friday's victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs and that the time off for the Swedish defenseman, who has largely played this season on Detroit's top pairing with Moritz Seider, would do him well.
"He was questionable leaving Toronto last night, we thought we might be able to get him get him through another game, but having today off and tomorrow off will certainly help him," McLellan said.
Edvinsson has scored six goals and added 11 assists in 48 games during his second full NHL campaign. He’s also a plus-six and has averaged 22:34 of ice time per game, second on the team only to Seider.
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