Henrik Zetterberg, out since leaving Sochi when his back problems flared up, will return to the Detroit Red Wings lineup for tonight’s critical game four against the Boston Bruins. The Bruins lead the best-of-7 first round series 2 games to 1. (Sports Injury Alerts)

According to Ken Campbell of the Hockey News, Zetterberg will play limited minutes, somewhere in the 10-12 minute range during tonight’s game as he looks to get fully back into game shape.

Zetterberg has missed the last 30 games (including playoffs).

Zetterberg, Detroit’s captain, should add not just one of the best two way games in the league, but also a level of leadership for some of the younger players in the Red Wings lineup. Following Tuesday’s game four, coach Mike Babcock stated that he felt like his team did not deal well with the playoff atmosphere and this led to the Bruins first two goals of the game.

The 33-year-old centre underwent surgery to deal with a herniated disc suffered earlier this year, and re-aggravated at the Olympics. Zetterberg, has 16 goals and 48 points in 45 games in the NHL so far this season. He has 279 goals and 720 points in 759 games in his NHL career. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy in helping the Red Wings to the 2008 Stanley Cup Championship. He has also been nominated for the Calder Trophy, and Selke Trophy in his distinguished NHL career.

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