Red Wings place Andrew Copp on injured reserve

On Monday, the Detroit Red Wings placed forward Andrew Copp on injured reserve with an undisclosed injury.

In response, the team recalled forward Sheldon Dries from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Grand Rapids Griffins.

Copp reportedly hurt his shoulder this past Saturday’s game against the Minnesota Wild. The Ann Arbor native registered 10:50 minutes of ice in the contest, picking up an assist on Alex DeBrincat’s 26th goal of the season. However, the Red Wings squandered a 3-1 lead after Copp’s exit, losing 4-3 in overtime.

Copp also missed Detroit’s matchup on Sunday against the Anaheim Ducks, in which the Wings won 5-4 in OT.

Per the league’s IR rules, Copp will not be eligible to return to the lineup on March 4 against the Carolina Hurricanes. That means he will miss the team’s Stadium Series game against the Columbus Blue Jackets this Saturday.

The 30-year-old has only missed one game so far this season. In 56 appearances, he has scored 10 goals and 13 assists for 23 points, posting a plus/minus of +4 while averaging 14:42 of ice time. Copp had notched points in four of his past five appearances prior to the injury.

Copp has been having a better season compared to his production during the 2023-24 campaign. After posting a solid 42 points during the 2022-23 season, his first year with the Wing, Copp registered 13 goals and 20 assists for 33 points. He has been on pace to eclipse that number this season.

The former New York Ranger is in the third season of his five-year contract that he signed in July 2022. It carries a cap hit of $5.625 million through the 2026-27 campaign.

In 700 NHL games, which saw him spend over six seasons with the Winnipeg Jets, Copp has scored 114 goals and 186 assists for 300 points, including 26 points in 54 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Dries hasn’t played an NHL game since the 2022-23 season when he was a member of the Vancouver Canucks. He is in his first season with the Wings organization, having scored 19 goals and 27 points in 48 games with the Griffins thus far.

The Red Wings sit fourth in the Atlantic Division, holding the first Wild Card spot in the Eastern Conference.

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