Isaak Phillips News

Phillips has been back and forth between the Blackhawks and IceHogs (AHL) this season. He has one point (1G / 0A) in three games with the Blackhawks.

Phillips will take a seat on Thursday as the Blackhawks opt to get some fresh bodies into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. T.J. Brodie will draw into the lineup in his place.

Phillips is yet to play in an NHL game this season. In 33 games with the Blackhawks last season, he registered 0 goals and 6 assists. The 23-year-old was a fifth-round pick of the Blackhawks in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

Phillips is yet to play in an NHL game this season. In 33 games with the Blackhawks last season, he registered 0 goals and 6 assists. Goaltender Drew Commesso was called up in his place.

With Alec Martinez (lower-body) being placed on Injured Reserve, the Blackhawks have recalled Phillips from the Rockford IceHogs (AHL). The 23-year-old Phillips set a career-high in games played last season, scoring six points (0G / 6A) in 33 games with the Blackhawks.

With Wyatt Kaiser returning from illness, Phillips has been sent down to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL. Last season, Phillips split time between Rockford and Chicago. The 23-year-old defenseman set a career-high in games played last season, scoring six points (0G / 6A) in 33 games with the Blackhawks.

Phillips set career highs in both games played (33) and assists (6) in 2023-24 and has earned himself a one-year, two-way contract to remain with Chicago. The 22-year-old mobile defensemen has struggled defensively in his three NHL seasons with a collective -37 plus/minus in just 53 career games played but will look to improve that ugly number when he takes on an expected bigger role in 2024-25.

Phillips will for in for Louis Crevier as Chicago looks to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Phillips has no goals and six assists in 32 games this season.

Jarred Tinordi will draw back into the Blackhawks lineup on Monday, as Phillips will serve as a healthy scratch. Phillips played for only the third time in the last eight games on Saturday and registered a -2 plus/minus, one shot, and two hits in 14:53 time-on-ice.

Louis Crevier will be out of the lineup on Wednesday due to an upper-body injury, allowing Phillips to draw back in. Phillips has been out of the lineup for the last three games and had one point (0G / 1A), a -3 plus/minus, and 10 hits in five games before that.

Phillips has yet to score through 29 games this season and has six assists and an ugly -22 plus/minus and finds himself the odd man out of the Blackhawks' lineup on Thursday. He will be replaced by Jarred Tinordi who is coming off a groin injury.

Phillips will fill in for Louis Crevier, who will be a healthy scratch on Thursday. Reichel has no goals and five assists in 24 games this season.

Jarred Tinordi will draw into the Blackhawks' lineup on Wednesday against the Seattle Kraken in favour of Phillips. Phillips played the last three games for the Blackhawks, registering five hits, and a -4 plus/minus.

Phillips played only 5:56 time-on-ice on Sunday, his first game action in five games, recording a -1 plus/minus rating. He will be a healthy scratch for the Blackhawks on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers.

With Nikita Zaitsev away from the team, tending to a personal matter, Phillips will draw back into the lineup for the Blackhawks. In his only game this season, Phillips played 17:25 time-on-ice, recorded one shot, four penalty minutes, and a -1 plus/minus.