DETROIT -- If finishing higher in the standings and riding some momentum into the playoffs isn't enough to drive the Detroit Red Wings in their the final two games, perhaps extending their NHL record streak of 100-point seasons will provide added incentive.

Or, for a couple players, the possibility of losing their spots in the lineup could supply extra motivation.

The Red Wings wrap up the regular season with games Friday night in Columbus and Sunday afternoon in Chicago.

They can finish anywhere from fifth to eighth in the Western Conference, and their first-round playoff opponent probably won't be determined until after the final game. It will be Chicago, San Jose, Vancouver or Phoenix.

Red Wings coach Mike Babcock will have more options at his disposal when the series starts, Wednesday or Thursday on the road. The Red Wings will recall seven players from AHL affiliate Grand Rapids on Monday, two of whom, forwards Justin Abdelkader and Brad May, will compete for lineup spots right off the hop.

"They'll be parachuted into our lineup right away. Whether they get into the lineup Day 1 or don't get in, or just practice with us, I can't answer that," Babcock said. "We're going to watch our players and they decide."

Abdelkader will try to win back his fourth-line center spot. He played 50 games for Detroit this season (three goals, three assists) but was sent down due to roster and salary-cap limitations when injured players began filtering back into the lineup.

Abdelkader led the team with 152 hits before being sent down. He played in 10 playoff games for the Red Wings last season, scoring goals in Games 1 and 2 of the Stanley Cup finals.

The veteran May was signed in October to serve as an enforcer. He had 10 fighting majors in 40 games before being sent down, also due to the roster squeeze. He has five goals and three assists in 15 games with the Griffins.

The players who appear most susceptible to losing their regular spots are Jason Williams, who has no goals and four assists in his past 15 games, and Kris Draper, whose ice time has been reduced in the past month.

Abdelkader and May will practice with the Red Wings.

Forwards Mattias Ritola and Jan Mursak, defensemen Doug Janik and Jakub Kindl and goaltender Daniel Larsson will be recalled as "Black Aces," taking the ice after the main group is finished. Mursak will join the club after competing for Slovenia in the B Pool World Championships.

The Griffins, who failed to qualify for the AHL playoffs, finish the season with three games in three nights beginning Friday night.

The Red Wings had a few streaks snapped this season -- 17 years with home-ice advantage in the first round, eight seasons as Central Division champions, four years with 50 or more wins. They still need two points to record their 10th consecutive 100-point season.

"It would be great for (general manager) Kenny Holland, he's been the GM that whole time," Babcock said. "It would be great for our team, but for him, you got a long-standing record."

The Red Wings have reached the 100-point mark in 13 of the past 15 seasons, excluding the lockout-shortened 1995 campaign, when, during a 48-game schedule, they were on pace for a 120-point season.

"You talk about playing well the last couple of games and have that carry over into the playoffs, and that's one the things that can motivate you, too, to get 100 points again," captain Nicklas Lidstrom said.

Defenseman Brad Stuart agreed.

"At this point of the season, you want to have something to play for, and that can be a number of things," he said. "So I don't think we should have any problems being focused."

Babcock isn't so sure, especially after his team was lethargic in the first two periods of Wednesday's 4-3 win against the Blue Jackets.

"We were good enough in the third to crank it up and get the job done, but reality is you can't play like that," he said. "Once you've clinched a playoff spot, Chicago was up 6-1 (Thursday vs. St. Louis) and (won) 6-5. These things happen this time of year."