Detroit Red Wings coach Jeff Blashill announced on Friday that defenseman Mike Green will be out the next 3-5 weeks with a lower body injury.
Green, 33, has three goals and 16 points in 23 games this season. He played 15:46 in the 6-2 loss at Washington on Tuesday, registering a minus-1.
The team will call up defenseman Filip Hronek to fill in for Green. The Wings host the Senators on Friday night (7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit).
The defenseman missed most of training camp, all of preseason and the first few weeks of the regular season with an illness.