Detroit Red Wings star forward Pavel Datsyuk will be sidelined the next 2-3 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery Tuesday at the Detroit Medical Centre. The procedure involved Datsyuk having fragments from his right knee removed.
The Russian winger has missed few games in his NHL career, however last season Datsyuk missed a significant number of games due to injury. He only played 56 regular season games after missing time with a broken hand and dealing with a lower body injury.
In 59 games this season the 33-year-old has 16 goals and 43 assists for a team-leading 59 points.
The Red Wings are currently riding a six-game win streak and have a league-leading 84 points and sit two points ahead of the Vancouver Canucks for first place in the Western Conference.
Detroit visits the Blackhawks Tuesday and the team announced Datsyuk would not make the trip to Chicago.
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will also miss the game with an undisclosed upper body injury.
