On the Wings

Update (4:55 PM): This isn’t an injury per se, but Helene St. James, in her post about Drake and Rafalski, mentions that Henrik Zetterberg took a puck to the eye during warmups. Apparently, one of his shots rebounded off Osgood into his face. So, if you’re wondering why he has a black eye and stitches, that’s the reason. - Matt

Update (4:45 PM): Bruce MacLeod’s post on the subject has an important corrective to Khan’s in it: he reports that Drake’s cheekbone is broken. Evidently, the checkup on Monday will be to determine his playing status, not whether or not he has a fracture. - Matt

Ansar Khan reports that Dallas Drake has been sent back to Detroit, where he’ll rest up for the weekend before undergoing tests on Monday to determine the status of his cheekbone, which may be broken. Mikael Samuelsson (groin) will return to the lineup Saturday in Phoenix to fill in the gap left by Drake.

Khan also says that Rafalski is “fine.” Apparently, he sat out the end of the game because of a knee-on-knee hit by Joe Thornton. If he really is fine, he’s fortunate, as is the team.