Lucas Wallmark News
Wallmark was a healthy scratch for the last two games but will replace Reese Johnson in the lineup on Thursday. Wallmark has picked up three assists in 12 games with Chicago this season.
Wallmark is eligible to play on Thursday but there's no word if he will be immediately reinserted into the lineup. Wallmark has three assists in five games this season.
Wallmark picked up one assist in 13:33 TOI in Friday's win over the Red Wings. Despite picking up three assists in his last two games, Wallmark will sit on Sunday and allow Carl Soderberg to make his Blackhawks debut.
A fourth-round pick in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft, Wallmark established himself as an effective two-way forward over the last two seasons. The 24-year-old has 11 goals and 12 assists through 60 games this season despite playing less than 13 minutes a game. Wallmark is set to become a restricted free-agent on July 1.
Wallmark was a healthy scratch on Tuesday but will replace Jordan Martinook, who is out with an upper-body injury.
The Hurricanes continue to rotate a forward out of the lineup, first, it was Nino Niederreiter than Ryan Dzingel and tonight it will be Wallmark.
Wallmark was a healthy scratch for the last two games after appearing in two games a week ago. With Lee Stempniak set to make his season debut on Tuesday, Wallamark returns to the AHL, where he has 23 points (7G / 16A) in 20 games.