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Sabres’ McCabe suffers shoulder injury, will not return versus Red Wings (Updated)

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BUFFALO, NY - APRIL 13: Jake McCabe #29 of the Buffalo Sabres prepares for a face-off against the New York Islanders at First Niagara Center on April 13, 2014 in Buffalo, New York. (Photo by Jen Fuller/Getty Images)

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The Buffalo Sabres will be down a defenseman for the remainder of Friday’s game against the Detroit Red Wings.

Jake McCabe has left the game due to a shoulder injury suffered during the first period and will not return, the club stated during the second period.

Signed to a three-year, $4.8 million contract extension last summer, the 23-year-old McCabe has one goal and 10 points in 44 games this season for Buffalo

More recently, McCabe drew the immediate ire of the Winnipeg Jets after he delivered an open-ice hit on rookie Patrik Laine, who suffered a concussion on the play.

Updated: Per Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News, McCabe will be re-evaluated tomorrow, but he reported the early diagnosis is a separated shoulder.