DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings recalled center Riley Sheahan today from the Grand Rapids Griffins.

General manager Ken Holland said the move was made in case the Red Wings have an injury to a forward and they need Sheahan to play Sunday against the St. Louis Blues at Joe Louis Arena (12:30 p.m., NBC).

The Griffins are playing in Abbotsford, British Columbia tonight, so Sheahan wouldn't have been able to get to Detroit soon enough if they waited until Sunday to see if everyone who played Friday in Colorado was available.

Red Wings captain Henrik Zetterberg missed two games earlier in the week due to a groin injury and then played on back-to-back nights in Phoenix and Colorado on Thursday and Friday. He might not be available for Sunday.

Forwards Todd Bertuzzi (back/leg), Mikael Samuelsson (pectoral muscle) and Darren Helm (back) remain out, while Damien Brunner (hip flexor) is listed as day-to-day, but not expected to play Sunday because he hasn't skated since Thursday.

The 6-foot-2, 212-pound Sheahan is in his first full season with the Griffins. He has 16 goals, 19 assists and 31 penalty minutes in 67 games. He is currently tied for third on the Griffins with six power-play goals.

Sheahan, 21, was Detroit's top pick (21st overall in the first round) in the 2010 entry draft out of Notre Dame. He has appeared in one NHL game, the Red Wings' season finale against the Chicago Blackhawks on April 7, 2012. The native of St. Catherines, Ontario, registered three shots on goal and four penalty minutes in 6:03 of ice time.