Mike Green is congratulated for scoring Sunday in Chicago. (The Associated Press)

Light week ahead

It’s a light week for the Detroit Red Wings, with just two games this week. Here are five things to watch for:

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Justin Abdelkader is listed as day-to-day with a lower-body injury. (The Associated Press)

Match line depleted

The Red Wings’ checking line will be depleted for at least another game as Justin Abdelkader and Darren Helm, who suffered lower-body injuries in Saturday’s 4-1 loss at Pittsburgh, will not play Tuesday against Dallas. The Red Wings listed them as day-to-day but won’t know the extent of their injuries until they’re further evaluated this week.

Dominic Turgeon, recalled from the Grand Rapids Griffins, made his NHL debut in Sunday’s 4-0 victory at Chicago and will be in the lineup Tuesday, likely centering a line with David Booth and Luke Witkowski. The team has no spare forwards.

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The Red Wings' Dylan Larkin and Stars' Jason Spezza battle for the puck during a faceoff. (AP file photo)

Spezza back after surprise scratch

Jason Spezza will return to the lineup Tuesday for the Stars when they visit Little Caesars Arena (7:30 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit), after being a surprise healthy scratch in Monday’s 3-2 overtime victory at Boston. The struggling Spezza has gone 14 games without a goal (five assists) and has just five goals and 11 assists in 44 games, averaging only 13:29 in ice time.

Ben Bishop will start in goal. He is 12-4-0 lifetime against the Red Wings, mostly while with Tampa Bay, and has a 1.92 goals-against average and .928 save percentage in those games.

Dallas, 7-3-0 in its past 10 and 25-17-3 overall, won the first meeting between the teams, 4-2 on Oct. 10 at home.

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Tyler Bertuzzi (left) celebrates his first career goal with Martin Frk. (The Associated Press)

Bertuzzi capitalizing on role

Tyler Bertuzzi has been playing a top-six role the past several games and has a goal and five assists in nine games since being promoted the second time this season. He scored his first NHL goal and added an assist Sunday, his second multi-point game in six games.

After skating with Henrik Zetterberg and Gustav Nyquist for a few games, Bertuzzi played with Dylan Larkin and Andreas Athanasiou on Sunday. His main role is to forecheck hard, create turnovers in the offensive zone and wreak havoc around the net.

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Anthony Mantha (above) will be playing the net-front role on the first power-play unit while Justin Abdelkader is out with an injury. (The Associated Press)

Power play struggling

The Red Wings are 2 for 31 on the power play in their past nine games (6.5 percent) to drop to 17th in the NHL rankings at 19 percent for the season.

Coach Jeff Blashill has said he's hesitant to change the units, wanting continuity. Justin Abdelkader's injury resulted in some adjustments, as Anthony Mantha plays the net-front role on the top unit and Tyler Bertuzzi is being used in the same capacity on the second unit.

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Carolina's Joakim Nordstrom pursues Detroit's Gustav Nyquist. (AP file photo)

Carolina coming off bye

The Red Wings will look to capitalize against potentially rusty Carolina Saturday at LCA (7 p.m., FSD). The Hurricanes will be coming off their five-day bye. Teams often struggle in their first game following the break. Carolina (20-17-8) has dropped two in a row. The Hurricanes are one of several teams the Red Wings must pass to reach a wild-card position in the Eastern Conference.