Abdelkader will miss Saturday's game against the Sharks due to an undisclosed reason, Helene St. James of the Detroit Free Press reports.

EDGE Analysis

This issue seemed to come out of nowhere, as Abdelkader recorded a goal and a season-high 17:55 of ice time in Friday's contest against the Predators. At any rate, general manager Ken Holland is calling him day-to-day with his next chance to return coming Tuesday night, when the Wings hit the road to face the Blues.