DETROIT — Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin will probably be out for the remainder of the season with an upper-body harm.
Purple Wings coach Jeff Blashill made the announcement Friday.
Like lots of his teammates, Larkin struggled this season. The 24-year-old middle had 9 targets and 14 assists in 44 video games. He had 53 factors in 71 video games final yr in one other lackluster season.
Larkin signed a $30.5 million, five-year deal in 2018 after main the workforce with profession highs in assists (47) and factors (63) in his third season. He offered a return on the funding within the first seasons of his new contract, scoring a career-high 32 targets and reaching a career-high 73 factors two years in the past.
Detroit hosts the Dallas Stars on Saturday evening and ends the season Might eight at Columbus.