Red Wings' Brendan Smith: Missing second consecutive game

Smith will miss his second consecutive game Friday against San Jose, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

Smith missed Tuesday's contest with an illness, but strong play by Jakub Kindl in his absence has kept him out of Friday's lineup as a healthy scratch. Smith was rotated out of the lineup for two games earlier in the season, but played the next eight games before his illness, so it shouldn't be long before he gets back on the ice.