Red Wings' leading scorer Vanek day to day with unspecified injury
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The Detroit Red Wings will be without one of their top performers for at least one game.
Thomas Vanek, who shares the team lead in points, will not play Thursday against the St. Louis Blues and is listed as day to day with a vaguely described injury.
It's Thomas Vanek who is out tonight for Red Wings, day-to-day with mid-lower body injury (code for groin/hip flexor). #RedWings
— Helene St. James (@HeleneStJames) October 27, 2016
Vanek signed a one-year, $2.6-million deal with Detroit in the offseason, and recorded four goals and four assists in his first seven games with the club.