Kunitz finished his 15-year NHL career with 268 goals and 351 assists (619 points) in 1022 games with the Ducks, Penguins, Lightning and Blackhawks. He is a four-time Stanley Cup Champion and one-time Olympic Gold Medalist. Kunitz will join the Blackhawks hockey operations department as player development adviser.
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Kunitz was in the lineup for the last two games but will be replaced by John Hayden on Monday.
Kunitz was a healthy scratch on Tuesday so that he could play his 1,000th career game on home-ice tonight. Kunitz will replace Brendan Perlini on the fourth line and has just one goal and three assists in 33 games this season.
Kunitz has been in the lineup for the last four games but the veteran winger will be replaced by Brendan Perlini on Saturday.
Kunitz has been in the lineup for the last two games, scoring his first goal of the season on Sunday. However, he played just 5:40 TOI on Monday and will be replaced by John Hayden on Wednesday.
Kunitz was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will replace John Hayden on Friday night. Kunitz has no goals and just two assists in 19 games this season.
The veteran winger signed with the Lightning last year after nine years in Pittsburgh. Kunitz found himself in Tampa Bay’s bottom-6 and collected just 29 points (13G / 16A) in 82 games. He figures to have a similar role with the Blackhawks this season.
Kunitz has missed the last six games with a lower-body injury, but took part in the Penguins’ morning skate and could be in the lineup tonight vs. the Red Wings. Kunitz skated with Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel this morning and enters play with 11 points (2G / 9A) in 18 games this season.
Kunitz will miss his fifth straight game on Wednesday despite returning to practice on Tuesday. Kunitz is nearing a return, but it won’t come until Thursday at the earliest.
Kunitz is battling an undisclosed injury, so he’s been moved to IR, meaning he will miss at least one week. His move to injured reserve opened up a roster spot for the Penguins to recall Jake Guentzel from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). There is no word on the severity of Kunitz’s injury at this time.
Kunitz left Saturday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return. He was listed as a game-time decision, but is on the ice for warmups and could be in the lineup vs. the Rangers.
Kunitz left Saturday's game with an upper-body injury and did not return. He was listed as a game-time decision on Saturday and remains that way. Monitor his status during warmups at 7:00 p.m. ET.