Red Wings' Justin Abdelkader: Exits with lower-body injury

Abdelkader left Thursday's game early in the third period with a lower-body injury and will not return.

Abdelkader logged a quiet night evening prior to leaving, finishing with 15:05 of ice time without any other mark in the scorebook. The 29-year-old winger will look to rejoin the lineup Saturday in a matchup with big playoff implications, but expect the team to update his status again before then.