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Red Wings' Datsyuk returns after missing 5 games with lower-body injury

Rick Osentoski / USA Today

Winners of four out of 12 games in the month of March, the Detroit Red Wings are getting one of their best players back on the ice.

Pavel Datsyuk, who missed the past five contests with a lower-body injury, skated on a line with Tomas Tatar and Darren Helm during warmups and will play Saturday against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

In 57 games prior to the injury, Datsyuk averaged better than a point per game, with 23 goals and 35 assists to his credit.

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