Rasmussen will have a hearing with NHL Player Safety on Friday regarding his high-sticking of Boston's David Krejci on Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

Rasmussen is expected to be suspended and received a minor penalty on the play. He has a goal and five points in seven games this season as the Red Wings' third-line center.

Rasmussen recorded an assist in Sunday's 5-1 win over the Ducks.

EDGE Analysis

Rasmussen looks invigorated to start the new campaign, as the 6-foot-6 power pivot has a goal and three assists through five games. Detroit's third line comprised of Rasmussen, rookie Elmer Soderblom and Oskar Sundqvist has been clicking early on with various opponents having trouble with their size and long reach; all three skaters hit the scoresheet Sunday.

Rasmussen on Friday scored a goal and drew two assists as the Red Wings opened the campaign with a 3-0 shutout of the Canadiens.

EDGE Analysis

Rasmussen, who opened last season with a prolonged scoring slump, had a hand in all three of the Red Wings' tallies Friday. The 2017 first-round draft pick scored just one goal through the opening 17 contests last season. Rasmussen, however, finished with three goals in the final four games and seeks to carry the momentum into 2022-23. He did Friday. The 23-year-old center earned an assist on rookie Elmer Soderblom's first career goal, scored into an empty net, and assisted on Olli Maatta's empty-netter.

With Andrew Copp recovering from abdominal surgery, Rasmussen has been centering a line of Jakub Vrana and David Perron, reports Max Bultman of The Athletic.

EDGE Analysis

That's a great opportunity for Rasmussen. He had 15 goals and 27 points in 80 games last season, but he made strides toward the end of the campaign with seven goals in his final 16 contests. It remains to be seen how Rasmussen will be used long term though. Detroit coach Derek Lalonde would like to deploy Rasmussen as a center, but once Copp is healthy he might take over the center spot between Vrana and Perron. If that's the case, Rasmussen would then either drop in the depth chart or shift to the wing. Still, as long as Copp is unavailable, Rasmussen has a chance to prove he's a good fit for that line.

Rasmussen produced a goal and an assist in Friday's season-ending 5-3 win over New Jersey.

EDGE Analysis

Rasmussen opened the scoring with his 15th goal of the season in the first and assisted on Moritz Seider's second-period tally. Though Rasmussen's season total of 27 points in 80 games is unimpressive, the 6-foot-6 forward showed some promise down the stretch with goals in three of his last four games.

Rasmussen scored an empty-net goal in Sunday's 3-0 win over the Devils.

EDGE Analysis

The Devils had trouble advancing the puck past center ice due to some stingy defense from Adam Erne, who jarred the puck right in the path of Rasmussen for a chip shot into the empty cage. Rasmussen has drawn praise from team brass for his competitiveness down the stretch, but either way, the Wings have him on the books for two more seasons and $1.46 million AAV, and that's not exactly a big investment for a player taken ninth overall in the 2017 draft.

Rasmussen collected a goal and four hits in Saturday's 7-2 loss to the Penguins.

EDGE Analysis

Rasmussen broke out offensively with four goals in five games from the end of March through April 6, though he followed it up with a seven-game pointless skid before getting back on the horse against the Pens. There is plenty of untapped potential with Rasmussen -- whom the Wings drafted ninth overall in 2017 -- but he'll need to discover ways to be more consistent in the attacking zone.

Rasmussen has generated four goals over the past five games.

EDGE Analysis

Rasmussen has earned the right to slot in on the No. 2 power-play unit, but all of his goals in the midst of this hot streak have taken place at even strength. "I'm putting myself in good spots," Rasmussen said in a report by Ansar Khan of MLive.com. "I try my best every night to compete as a hard as I possibly can. I don't know, they're just kind of going in."

Rasmussen is dealing with an illness but still expected to suit up versus the Lightning on Saturday, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

There is a lack of specific information regarding Rasmussen's illness, but it caused him to miss practice Friday. More details should surface closer to puck drop concerning the bottom-six center's status; he has recorded eight goals and 11 assists through 62 games.

Rasmussen found the back of the net in Saturday's 10-7 loss to the Maple Leafs.

EDGE Analysis

Rasmussen deflected a Mortiz Seider shot for his seventh goal of the season. Amazingly, this tally was one of eight that took place in the third period. Still, the 22-year-old is only averaging 14:40 of ice time to limit his fantasy prospects at this juncture.