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Detroit Red Wings
Mason Appleton
Age: 30Position: C
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Appleton is expected to be out for at least a week with a lower-body injury.

Appleton has played every game for the Red Wings this season, but will be sidelined for at least a week, beginning with Tuesday's game against the Boston Bruins, because of an undisclosed injury. The 30-year-old Appleton is averaging 13:34 time-on-ice and has nine points (3G / 6A) through 26 games in his first season in Detroit.

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Appleton (undisclosed) will be out vs. Boston on Tuesday.

Appleton has played every game for the Red Wings this season, but will be sidelined on Tuesday because of an undisclosed injury. The 30-year-old Appleton is averaging 13:34 time-on-ice and has nine points (3G / 6A) through 26 games in his first season in Detroit.

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Detroit has signed Mason Appleton to a two-year contract worth $2.9 million AAV ($5.8M total).

Appleton has spent the last 3.5 season in Winnipeg, where he was an important part of their third line and penalty kill. He'll fill a similar role in Detroit and will try to help a Red Wings' PK that ranked last in the NHL last season (70.1%). Appleton doesn't bring a ton of offence with him, averaging 13 goals and 18 assists (31 points) per 82 games over the last two seasons.

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Appleton (undisclosed) will be a game-time decision on Saturday vs. Carolina.

Monahan joins Nikolaj Ehlers, Mason Appleton, and Gabriel Vilardi as game-time decisions ahead of the matchup on Saturday against the Carolina Hurricanes. All four of them played in Thursday's 4-1 loss to the Dallas Stars with Appleton recording two shots and five hits.

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Mason Appleton is considered day-to-day as he deals with a lower-body injury.

Appleton has yet to appear in the preseason for Winnipeg after sustaining a lower-body injury and is considered day-to-day for the time being. The 27-year-old scored five goals, 11 assists, had eight PIMs, 71 SOG and a +2 plus/minus through 41 games with the Jets in 2022-23. He is entering his seventh NHL season and is expected to be a crucial part of the Jets' bottom-six.

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Appleton (upper-body) will be back in the Jets lineup on Monday.

Appleton has missed the Jets' last two games with an upper-body injury and will return to the Winnipeg lineup Monday as they take on San Jose. The 27-year-old has two goals, seven assists, 32 SOG, six PIMs and a -2 plus/minus through 22 games played before the injury.

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