Connor Murphy News

Murphy (undisclosed) will be out on Thursday after tweaking something last game.

Murphy played the last three games for the Blackhawks but will not play in their season finale after suffering an undisclosed injury. The 31-year-old Murphy ends the 2023-24 campaign with eight points (2G / 6A) in 46 games.

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Murphy (groin strain) has been activated from Injured Reserve and is expected to return to the lineup on Friday.

Murphy has been out since January 13th due to a groin strain but was activated from the Injured Reserve on Thursday and will return to the lineup on Friday vs. Nashville. The 31-year-old will look to improve on his horrific -19 plus/minus and add to his two goals and eight points that he had in 43 games played before the injury.

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Murphy (groin) will remain out on Wednesday but is expected to return on Friday vs. Nashville.

Murphy has been out of the lineup since mid-January but is targeting a return on Friday against the Nashville Predators. Murphy played the first 43 games for the Blackhawks this season, scoring eight points (2G / 6A), tallying 93 hits, and 105 blocks.

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Murphy (personal) will be back in the Blackhawks lineup on Tuesday.

Murphy had missed the Blackhawks' previous two games due to personal matters but will be back in Chicago's lineup Tuesday as they take on the Boston Bruins. The 29-year-old has five goals, five assists, 62 SOG and a career-high 56 PIMs through 64 games prior to missing the last two games.

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Connor Murphy (personal) is not expected to be available Friday vs. Florida.

Murphy has five goals, five assists, 62 SOG, 56 PIMs and a -1 plus/minus through 64 games played with Chicago but is not expected to be available Friday due to personal reasons. It will be the first game this season the 29-year-old will miss.

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Murphy (right hip) was activated from IR and could return to the Blackhawks lineup on Tuesday.

Murphy has been out since February 7th with a hip injury but was activated from IR on Monday. Head coach Jeremy Colliton would not commit to him playing on Tuesday, so monitor his status during the morning skate, but all signs are pointing towards him suiting up in Columbus.

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The Blackhawks have placed Connor Murphy (groin) on LTIR.

Murphy suffered a groin injury in Tuesday's shootout loss to the Golden Knights and his move to LTIR provides the Blackhawks with some cap relief but also means he'll miss at least 11 games. Dennis Gilbert was recalled from Rockford (AHL) and either he or Slater Koekkoek will replace Murphy. This also helps explain the trade for Ian McCoshen on Tuesday as the team looked to address organizational depth on the back-end.

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The Blackhawks have activated Connor Murphy (back) from IR.

Murphy has missed the first 30 games of the season with a back injury but is set to make his season debut after being activated from IR. Murphy could play against the Habs on Sunday but doesn’t carry a lot of fantasy value. The 25-year-old had just 14 points (2G / 12A) in 76 games last year.

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