Chicago Blackhawks News

Brossoit starts Tuesday in Tampa Bay.

Brossoit allowed one goal on five shots after replacing Cam Talbot in the Oilers’ loss to the Blackhawks on February 11th. Brossoit has made three NHL appearances this season, stopping 57 of 62 shots (.919 SV%). He’ll give Cam Talbot the night off and start the first game of their back-to-back against a Lightning team that is 4-0-2 in their last six.

Laurent Brossoit
Brossoit was the first goalie off of the ice.

Brossoit allowed one goal on five shots after replacing Cam Talbot in the Oilers’ loss to the Blackhawks on February 11th. Brossoit has made three NHL appearances this season, stopping 57 of 62 shots (.919 SV%). He’ll give Cam Talbot the night off and start the first game of their back-to-back against a Lightning team that is 4-0-2 in their last six.

Laurent Brossoit
Burakovsky (hand) will be out until mid-to-late March.

Burakovsky suffered a hand injury while blocking a Brendan Smith shot last night and will miss at least one month as a result. Chandler Stephenson will replace Burakovsky on Saturday, but Jakub Vrana will likely be the long-term option because he is a nearly identical player to Burakovsky.

Andre Burakovsky
Brossoit will make his season debut in Calgary.

Brossoit, 23, was a sixth round pick of the Flames in 2011 and tonight he will face the team that drafted him for the first time. Brossoit has gone 9-8-0 with a 2.67 GAA and .908 SV% in 21 games with Bakersfield (AHL) this season. Tonight will be his seventh career NHL start—he’s gone 0-5-1 with a 3.34 GAA and .896 SV% in the first six.

Laurent Brossoit
Foligno (illness) returned to practice on Monday; expected to be in the lineup on Tuesday.

Foligno missed both of the Blue Jackets’ games over the weekend because of an illness, but he was back on the ice this afternoon and should be back in the lineup on Tuesday. Foligno has had a great season to date, having scored 10 goals with 12 assists (22 points) in 24 games.

Nick Foligno