Ericsson will have wrist surgery, miss rest of season

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson is scheduled to undergo surgery on his wrist next week and will miss the remainder of this season, general manager Ken Holland said Friday, according to MLive's Brendan Savage.

Ericsson fractured his wrist when he crashed into the boards due to a shove from behind by Washington Capitals forward Nicklas Backstrom on Thursday night.

Backstrom was penalized on the play, but it will not come under scrutiny from the NHL.

Ericsson averaged the third-most minutes among Red Wings defensemen this season, trailing Mike Green and Danny DeKeyser. He's contributed a goal and nine points, and leads the club with 63 penalty minutes.