The Detroit Red Wings are playing well again and have brought themselves within a point of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. New head coach Todd McLellan has helped the Red Wings turn things around after a brutal start to the season.

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Jeff Petry will be out six-to-eight weeks after undergoing surgery, according to the Daily Faceoff’s Frank Seravalli.

The Detroit Red Wings will have to continue playing without the services of veteran defenseman Jeff Petry for the foreseeable future. On Sunday night, National Hockey League insider Frank Seravalli revealed that,

He has been out of the lineup since suffering an injury in the team’s Jan. 3 game against the Columbus Blue Jackets.