DETROIT -- Danny Cleary will return to the lineup Wednesday when the Detroit Red Wings visit the Ottawa Senators in their first game following the all-star break (7 p.m., FSD), but Pavel Datsyuk will remain idled for at least one more game.

Cleary was on pace for his most productive season, with 16 goals and 26 points in 35 games, before he fractured his left ankle when hit by a shot from teammate Brad Stuart on Dec. 26 in Minnesota.

"It gets people in the right slots and gets people at the net,'' coach Mike Babcock said. "We haven't had enough of that. Our drives to the net are way down without Cleary and (Tomas) Holmstrom.''

Datsyuk, who broke his right hand on Dec. 22, said he still doesn't have sufficient power in his shot and is hoping to return Friday at home against Columbus.

Datsyuk said he needs to be able to stick-handle better and shoot harder.

“It's every day better,'' Datsyuk said. "I can more have power in my shot but still can't shoot like 100 percent. It's a little bit bothering me.''

Holmstrom (broken right hand on Jan. 14) practiced with the team for the first time since getting injured and hopes to be back this weekend, either Friday or Saturday in Nashville.

Here are the lines they skated with:

Franzen-Zetterberg-Bertuzzi

Hudler-Filppula-Cleary

Draper-Helm-Eaves

Miller-Abdelkader-Mursak

Lidstrom-Kronwall

Ericsson-Rafalski

Kindl-Salei

Howard (starting)

MacDonald