Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Emil Lilleberg has been suspended for two games by the NHL for a hit on Detroit Red Wings center J.T. Compher during the second period on Saturday. Compher finished the game but is experiencing some issues since. He is out for tonight’s game against the Los Angeles Kings and perhaps longer.

Tyler Motte has been cleared to play so the Detroit Red Wings will have him back against the Kings, but Patrick Kane remains out and J.T. Compher is also out

The Detroit Red Wings fired Derek Lalonde on Boxing Day to try and spark the team. The hope was that veteran head coach Todd McLellan could come in and lead Detroit toward a respectable finish. His first Red Wings game did not go well as they lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

No team is immune to the injury bug, including the Detroit Red Wings. It's rare for a team to go through an entire season without missing at least one player for an extended period of time. Thursday night's game against the Edmonton Oilers is the first of a four-game West Coast road trip.

Veteran forward Andrew Copp said the Detroit Red Wings have a togetherness they lacked before head coach Todd McLellan was hired in late December.

Compher (upper body) is not expected to be in the lineup versus the Oilers on Thursday, per the NHL media site.

Detroit Red Wings left winger J.T. Compher is day-to-day with an upper-body injury, Red Wings head coach Todd McLellan confirmed to Max Bultman of The Athletic on Monday.

Compher (upper body) will join the Red Wings on their four-game road trip, Ansar Khan of MLive.com reports Wednesday. Compher's presence on the trip is a good indication he'll play at some point, though he hasn't been officially confirmed for the first game against Edmonton on Thursday.

The Red Wings showed they're learning how to win after falling behind against a great defensive team like the Kings and scoring five straight goals.

The Tampa Bay defenseman faces additional discipline after a hit on J.T. Compher that resulted in an interference penalty.

Read the recent NHL news and rumors about J.T. Compher for fantasy hockey. Detroit Red Wings forward J.T. Compher (undisclosed) will not hit the

Something’s going to give tonight when the Detroit Red Wings begin a four-game road trip at Edmonton. Both teams go into the game on three-game winning streaks. The Red Wings are looking to keep their post-Christmas surge going,