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Red Wings' Justin Abdelkader: Set for further evaluation, might be OK

Abdelkader's lower-body injury is not believed to be serious, per coach Jeff Blashill, but he'll be reevaluated Friday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Analysis:

Abdelkader left Thursday's game against the Panthers after skating for only 3:08. As noted by Khan, the two-way winger was spotted flexing his right leg on the way to the locker room. The hope is that he'll be fit to play in Saturday's road game against the Penguins. As it is, the Red Wings already have five forwards on injured reserve. If, by chance, he isn't deemed ready for the next contest, the Wings could always turn to Drew Miller, who's commonly been a healthy scratch despite this recent rash of ailments up front.

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