Brandon Kozun will not return to Friday's game after suffering a lower-body injury, reports Sportsnet One. His left ankle and leg buckled under his weight on a Kyle Quincey hit against the Red Wings' end boards.

Kozun will not return to Friday's game after suffering a lower-body injury, reports Sportsnet One. His left ankle and leg buckled under his weight on a Kyle Quincey hit against the Red Wings' end boards.

Analysis:

Kozun screamed in pain and couldn't get up. And he ultimately had to be helped off the ice by a trainer and a teammate. It's hard to say at this point if it's just the ankle, the knee or both, but it sure looked ugly in real-time.