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Tyler Bertuzzi out six weeks, as Red Wings attempt to fill void again

Detroit — The Red Wings will be without forward Tyler Bertuzzi for a lengthy period again.

Coach Derek Lalonde said Friday that Bertuzzi underwent surgery for an upper-body injury (believed to be Bertuzzi's hand) and will be out about six weeks.

Bertuzzi was hit in the left hand area by a shot in the third period Wednesday against Buffalo, was in immediate pain, and headed straight to the Wings' locker room. The Wings placed Bertuzzi on injured reserve Thursday, and called up Austin Czarnik.

Bertuzzi broke his right hand while blocking a shot the second game of the season in New Jersey and missed a month.