Red Wings forward Filip Zadina placed in COVID protocol

The Detroit Red Wings placed forward Filip Zadina in COVID-19 protocol prior to their game Saturday against New Jersey, per a team tweet.

In his absence, Detroit will dress 11 forwards and seven defensemen.

Zadina has just four goals and six assists in 30 games this season but is shooting at an uncharacteristically low 5.6% rate. The 22-year-old forward is still developing and is expected to be a big part of this Detroit team in the future as it regains relevancy.

With Zadina out, Detroit now has six players on the COVID list — forwards Carter Rowney, Givani Smith, Michael Rasmussen, and Robby Fabbri, as well as netminder Alex Nedeljkovic.

Detroit was already stretched thin at the forward position with Taro Hirose and Riley Barber making their season debuts Saturday night.