Duncan Keith News

Keith missed the last nine games with an upper-body injury that he suffered vs. the Blackhawks on February 9th. Since then, the Oilers have hired a new head coach and have gone 6-3-0. Keith has picked up 14 points (1G / 13A) in 35 games this season.

Keith slammed into the end boards awkwardly during Wednesday's loss to the Blackhawks and will miss at least two weeks. Markus Niemelainen was recalled from the AHL to help replace Keith on the blueline.

Keith missed the Oilers' last game but has cleared protocol and will play in St. Louis. Keith has scored one goal with four assists in 20 games this season.

Keith will not play in Saturday's game in Seattle and will likely be out through the Christmas break. Slater Koekkoek was activated from IR on Saturday morning and is expected to replace him in the lineup on Saturday.

Keith was originally listed as day-to-day but was moved to IR on Tuesday to open up a roster spot for Markus Niemelainen to be recalled. Keith is eligible to be activated from IR whenever he's back to 100 percent.

Keith was hurt in Tuesday's loss in Dallas and will not play Wednesday in Arizona. With Keith sidelined, William Lagesson will draw into the Oilers lineup.

Keith waived his no-trade clause to facilitate a deal to Edmonton, where he will replace Jones on the left-side of their blueline. Keith, who will turn 38-years-old in a few days, has two more years left on a contract that carries a $5.539M AAV cap-hit. The two-time Norris Trophy winner was last nominated for the award in 2017 and is coming off of a season where he scored four goals with 11 assists (15 points) in 54 games with Chicago. He brings a stabilizing veteran presence to the Oilers top-4 and a Championship pedigree to a team that has struggled in the postseason.

Keith missed the last nine games with a groin injury but will play tonight vs. the Avalanche. Keith, who has six points (1G / 5A) in 25 games this season, will skate on the top-pair with Connor Murphy.

Keith is set to miss his fourth straight game with a groin injury on Friday. Keith's move to IR is retroactive to November 29th, so he's eligible to be activated whenever he is back to 100 percent.

Keith did not travel on the Blackhawks' two-game road-trip to Boston (Thursday) and New Jersey (Friday). The Blackhawks were forced to play with just 17 skaters on Monday but recalled Dennis Gilbert from Rockford (AHL) prior to Wednesday's game.

Keith was forced to leave Friday's loss to the Avalanche and will not play on Saturday. With Keith out, Ian McCoshen was recalled from Rockford (AHL) and will make his Blackhawks debut. Keith is listed as day-to-day.

Keith made his preseason debut on Tuesday and considers himself “ready to roll” for the regular season. Keith has been careful with his surgically repaired knee, sticking to just one practice when the Blackhawks’ are having two per day. The two-time Norris Trophy winner is coming off of 43 points (9G / 34A) in 67 games a season ago.

Keith was suspended for six games for slashing Charlie Coyle in the face and he returns to the Blachawks' lineup with his team down 1-0 in the series. Chicago went 3-3 during the six games that Keith was suspended for. Erik Gustafsson is expected to come out of the lineup for Keith.

Keith will serve the fifth game of his six-game suspension and is not eligible to return until Game 2 of the Blackhawks’ first round playoff series.

Keith has missed the last 10 games with a sprained knee, but will be back in the lineup on Saturday vs. the Blues. Keith will skate alongside Nikals Hjalmarsson—he had two assists in six games this season.