The Detroit Red Wings sound like they may be facing another stretch without Tyler Bertuzzi.
He was hit in the left hand by a Ben Chiarot point shot during Wednesday's third period against the Buffalo Sabres at Little Caesars Arena, slamming his stick on the boards as he went down the tunnel to the locker room. Bertuzzi returned to the bench, but didn't play.
"I wanted to use him in overtime but he couldn’t go," coach Derek Lalonde said.
The Wings lost, 5-4, in a shootout.
Bertuzzi just returned Nov. 15 after missing a month recovering from a broken right hand suffered in the second game of the season.