Dylan Larkin will be out two weeks for the Detroit Red Wings because of a lower-body injury.
The center sustained the injury in a 4-0 loss to the Florida Panthers on Saturday. He had 17:36 of ice time in that game but did not play after receiving a minor penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct at 9:57 of the third period.
"Probably have a better feel of his progress after the road trip," coach Derek Lalonde said Monday.
Larkin, the Red Wings captain, leads the team in goals (26) and points (54) and is first among Detroit forwards in ice time per game (19:52) in 55 games this season.
He has 491 points (205 goals, 286 assists) in 639 games over nine seasons since being selected with the No. 15 pick in the 2014 NHL Draft.
Detroit (33-22-6), which is tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the first wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Eastern Conference, will begin a four-game road trip at the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday (9:30 p.m. ET; MAX, TNT, ALT, SN360).
"Very comfortable with the 12 forwards we skated in practice with today, so we wouldn't be calling anyone up to go in the lineup just yet," Lalonde said. "Probably a day-to-day type feeling."
