Toews Ruled Out Against Wild
There had been some speculation that the captain would return, but head coach Joel Quenneville said Toews will instead miss his 21st straight game.
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There had been some speculation that the captain would return, but head coach Joel Quenneville said Toews will instead miss his 21st straight game.
It's been an up-and-down season for the Blackhawks, but that's not changing the mindset of one player.
Patrick Kane had the lone Chicago goal in the shootout against Josh Harding.
The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Predators 5-4 Saturday, ensuring that the team will be in the post-season.
The Blackhawks have assigned forward Phillip Danault to the AHL's Rockford IceHogs.
Dave Bolland scored the only goal in a four-round shootout and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-3 on Thursday night to move closer to clinching a playoff berth.
Jonathan Toews hasn't played since Feb. 19, but his return could be coming soon.
Travis Zajac and Patrik Elias scored in a shootout and Martin Brodeur made 37 saves and stopped four of five shooters to give the New Jersey Devils a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.
While Toews obviously makes the team better, risking re-injury is not worth what could amount to a meaningless win or two.
Defenseman Duncan Keith got five games for elbowing Vancouver's Daniel Sedin in the head in the Blackhawks' previous game Wednesday night.
