Forward John Leonard, called up from Grand Rapids to replace the injured Patrick Kane, had a good outing in coach Todd McLellan's mind.

An injury suffered by Patrick Kane has prompted the Detroit Red Wings to decide it’s time to give John Leonard the opportunity to show if his scoring touch is effective in the NHL. Detroit coach Todd McLellan said Leonard will take Kane’s spot on the second line with Alex DeBrincat and Andrew Copp.

Kane collected three goals and seven points while the Red Wings went 4-1-1 during their longest trip of the season. He missed nine games earlier this season with an upper-body injury but has maintained close to a point-a-game pace (23 goals in 24 games).

The Detroit Red Wings called up forward John Leonard from the American Hockey League, where he was leading all scorers with 19 goals in 20 games.

The Detroit Red Wings added some forward depth on Sunday night with the recall of the AHL's leading goal scorer.

Leonard snapped a 1-1 tie at 15:02 of the second period and capped the scoring with an empty-net shorthanded goal with 1:32 remaining in the third period. He leads the AHL with 17 goals and 26 points. Sebastian Cossa made 30 saves to improve to 9-1-0.

Kane (upper body) will miss at least Detroit’s next two games; Leonard recalled from Grand Rapids on Monday morning