Green to miss 3-5 weeks; Red Wings recall Hronek

Detroit Red Wings defenseman Mike Green will be out three-to-five weeks with a lower-body injury, head coach Jeff Blashill said Friday.

Filip Hronek has been called up from the AHL's Grand Rapids Griffins to replace Green on Detroit's back end.

Green logged 15 minutes of ice time in the Red Wings' 6-2 loss against the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. He missed the first nine games of the season with a virus.

Hronek, considered one of the Wings' top prospects, has 18 points in 20 games for the Griffins. The 21-year-old blue-liner made six appearances for Detroit earlier this season.

The Red Wings take on the Ottawa Senators at home Friday night.

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