Datsyuk (illness) took part in pregame warm-ups and thus can be expected to play in Tuesday evening's road matchup against Columbus, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Datsyuk will likely play on Detroit's top forward line alongside Justin Abdelkader and Henrik Zetterberg. The 37-year-old Russian veteran has tallied just one point in the last five games but is still a dangerous offensive threat even in the later stages of his career.