Quincey has missed the Red Wings last eight games with fractured bones in his face. He will play tonight and will be paired with Jakub Kindl. He has just two points in 26 games this season.
Tonight will mark his first time back at the Pepsi Center, and that at least assuages some of the frustration of having to wear a cage to protect the shattered right cheekbone he suffered March 15 when he was hit by a puck.
Quincey will be in the lineup tonight but has been abysmal all season long. Given the circumstances of his injury, Quincey shouldn't be counted upon to produce tonight.
#RedWings D Kyle Quincey will play Friday vs. COL. Says sinus problems still biggest issue for him after he had facial bones fractured.
Quincey will miss his ninth consecutive game tonight with fractured bones in his face. After putting up 26 points in 72 games last season, he has just two points in 26 games this year.
This week, doctors decided that the Red Wings’ defenseman, who suffered multiple facial fractures when struck in the face by a puck 10 days ago, would not heal any faster with surgery than without it.
Originally, the Red Wings thought they’d be without Quincey’s services for a minimum of a month. But that was before a final determination was made regarding surgery. Now that doctors have charted a course for recovery, Quincey could be back in the Wings’ lineup in 2-3 weeks.
Kyle Quincey might have suffered a fractured left cheek bone when he was hit by the puck late in the third period of Friday's 3-2 overtime win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Quincey will not travel to Vancouver for Saturday's game because they don't want him to fly in case the bone is fractured. Ian White, scratched in seven of the past eight games, likely will be inserted into the lineup against the Canucks.
Quincey is likely to return on the California road trip.
Quincey rolled his ankle in the Columbus game on the same play that put Artem Anisimov on IR for the Blue Jackets. Quincey has yet to record a point in 17 games this season but is a team high +10.