Chicago Blackhawks News

Shaw is out indefinitely with a concussion so his move to LTIR opens up a roster spot and gives the Blackhawks some cap relief to call-up Adam Boqvist and Matthew Highmore.

Mrazek stopped 28 of 30 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Sharks on Thursday. James Reimer has been getting more action as of late but Mrazek will start his second straight game and comes in at 9-3-0 with a 2.31 GAA, .910 SV% and one shutout on home ice. The Wild are heating up but Mrazek is always a solid option in Carolina.

Shaw is set to miss his third straight game with a concussion on Friday. Shaw's move to IR is retroactive to November 30th, so he's eligible to be activated whenever he is back to 100 percent.

Donato has appeared in 25 of 27 games this season but will be replaced by Victor Rask on Tuesday. Donato has picked up two goals and one assist in his last four games.

Khudobin allowed two goals on 37 shots in the Stars loss in Chicago last Tuesday. Ben Bishop has started three out of the last four games but Khudobin will make his 10th start of the season on Tuesday. He was 4-1-1 with a 1.76 GAA and .949 SV% in November and allowed three goals on 29 shots in a 3-2 OT loss in his first start in Winnipeg.

The Blackhawks were extremely vague when they released Shaw's update, simply stating that he will not play vs. St. Louis and is undergoing further evaluation. Shaw's injury puts Chicago in a very difficult spot as they will have to play short a forward tonight with Dylan Strome still out and not enough cap-space to call-up a forward from Rockford (AHL).

Brossoit allowed three goals on 30 shots in the Jets loss to the Blue Jackets last Saturday. The loss snapped a brief two-game winning streak for Brossoit, who comes into Saturday at 3-1-0 with a. 3.25 GAA and .895 SV% on the road. The Kings are scoring 3.14 goals per game on home-ice this season, so Brossoit doesn't have a lot of spot-start intrigue tonight.

Saarijarvi was a third-round pick (No.73 overall) in 2015 and never really got things going in the AHL. After posting 31 points (11G / 20A) in 34 games in his final OHL season, Saarijarvi posted just 28 points (2G / 26A) in 125 AHL games. He will report to Tucson (AHL).

Mrazek stopped 21 of 23 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Panthers on Saturday. James Reimer gave him a breather on Sunday, so Mrazek will face the Rangers on Wednesday night. Mrazek has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.79 GAA and .899 SV% and stopped 15 of 18 shots in a 4-2 loss in his first game against the Rangers (Nov.7).

Mrazek stopped 21 of 23 shots in the Hurricanes win over the Panthers on Saturday. James Reimer gave him a breather on Sunday, so Mrazek will face the Rangers on Wednesday night. Mrazek has won four of his last five starts while posting a 2.79 GAA and .899 SV% and stopped 15 of 18 shots in a 4-2 loss in his first game against the Rangers (Nov.7).

Martinez sustained a laceration to his right wrist on Monday night and underwent successful surgery to repair a radial artery and two superficial radial nerves. Martinez will likely miss at least a couple of weeks and will be re-evaluated after that.

Brodie is listed as a game-time decision but activating him from IR all but guarantees that he will play on Monday. Brodie, who has missed the last five games, returns with eight assists in 21 games this season.

Brodie skated on the top-pair with Mark Giordano at the Flames morning skate and head coach Bill Peters called him a game-time decision for Monday's game. Brodie has missed the last five games after collapsing at practice on November 14th, but all signs are pointing towards him returning to the lineup tonight.