A knee injury that sidelined Henrik Zetterberg for the World Cup of Hockey, shouldn't impede his regular-season availability.
The Detroit Red Wings forward was set to represent his native Sweden at the tournament, but was forced to bow out after suffering a knee injury during offseason training, but Zetterberg expects to be 100 percent for the season opener, according to the team.
#RedWings Zetterberg: Off-ice in the gym. Just a fluke thing. I didn’t really do anything that I hadn’t done before but I just tweaked it.
— Dana Wakiji (@Dwakiji) September 12, 2016
While the 35-year-old is hopeful for a return in time for their Oct. 13 debut against the Tampa Bay Lightning, his status for training camp has yet to be determined.
Zetterberg led the Red Wings in scoring for the second-straight season last year, contributing 13 goals and 50 points in 82 games.
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