Injury: Abdelkader (leg laceration) will play on Sunday. dailyfaceoff.com Sun 3/30/14 7:56 PM
Abdelkader is taking part in line rushes during pre-game warmups while Todd Bertuzzi is not, so it looks like Abdelkader will be back in after missing the last seven games.
Injury: Abdelkader (leg laceration) believes the odds of him playin... dailyfaceoff.com Sat 3/29/14 2:56 PM
Abdelkader will miss his seventh straight game tonight in Toronto. Abdelkader took part in the morning skate on Saturday and hopes to play on Sunday vs. the Lightning.
Injury: Abdelkader (leg laceration) reaffirmed that he expects to b... dailyfaceoff.com Wed 3/26/14 2:56 PM
Abdelkader will miss his sixth straight game on Thursday, but skated this afternoon and is certainly nearing a return. He has eight goals and 16 assists (24 points) in 62 games.
Injury: Abdelkader (leg laceration) should be skating by Friday and... dailyfaceoff.com Tue 3/25/14 2:56 PM
Abdelkader will miss his fifth straight game tonight, but is expected to miss four more games at most.
Injury: Abdelkader will miss two weeks with a leg laceration. dailyfaceoff.com Tue 3/18/14 2:56 PM
With Abdelkader out, the Red Wings are hoping to get Todd Bertuzzi back tonight, but they will for sure be moving defenseman Brendan Smith to left wing. Abdelkader will miss roughly eight games.
Injury: Abdelkader suffered a lower-body injury on Sunday and likel... dailyfaceoff.com Mon 3/17/14 2:56 PM
And it continues for the Red Wings. Abdelkader marks the 10th player who is currently out of the Red Wings lineup due to injury. Consider him day-to-day and expect Landon Ferraro to draw in for Abby on Tuesday.
Injury: Abdelkader (concussion) is on the ice for the Red Wings mor... dailyfaceoff.com Thu 12/19/13 2:56 PM
Abdelkader will not be in the lineup tonight against the Flames, but it is a good sign that he is progressing well. He could play on Saturday in Toronto.
Injury: Justin Abdelkader (blow to head, undergoing concussion prot... dailyfaceoff.com Mon 12/16/13 2:56 PM
Abdelkader left Saturday's game after being hit to the head by Derek Engelland and did not play against the Lightning on Saturday. He is expected to miss the Red Wings games tomorrow and Thursday but he could be back for Saturday's contest in Toronto.
Injury: Justin Abdelkader left with a possible concussion in the fi... dailyfaceoff.com Sun 12/15/13 2:56 PM
Abdelkader had to be helped off the ice after Pittsburgh defenseman Deryk Engelland slammed his shoulder into Abdelkader's jaw on a hit that came just as Abdelkader was reaching for the puck. Engelland received a match penalty and faces certain further punishment after being offered an in-person hearing by the NHL Department of Player Safety. In-person hearings allow for suspensions beyond five games. Tomas Jurco has been recalled with Abdelkader out.
Suspension: Justin Abdelkader suspended for 2 games. dailyfaceoff.com Mon 5/6/13 2:56 PM
Abdelkader who was playing on the Red Wings top line with Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk will miss games 4 and 5 because of his hit on Toni Lydman.