Lucas Raymond's continued absence helped Filip Zadina return to the Detroit Red Wings' lineup.
"I really wanted to get Zadina back in," coach Derek Lalonde said Thursday evening. "He played well previous to the scratch the other day."
The Wings' didn't have a morning skate, unusual after being off Wednesday, but blame that on a situation Lalonde didn't have to deal with during his four years as an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Lightning: The ice storm that blanketed the Detroit metro area. The Wings are used to skating on ice, but driving on it in the morning was deemed unnecessary in a joint decision by Lalonde and general manager Steve Yzerman.