Chicago Blackhawks News

Burakovsky will play in his first game since December 13th. He went down to Hershey for a brief conditioning stint, but will return to the Capitals lineup tonight.

Khudobin stopped 30 of 31 shots in the Hurricanes 1-0 loss to the Rangers on Sunday. Despite the strong outing, Khudobin is still searching for his first win of the season. He enters play at 0-8-2 with a 2.91 GAA and .900 SV%. He makes a for an OK spot-start option tonight against the Devils who rank 27th in the NHL in scoring.

Burakovsky, 19, did not record a point and was a minus-1 in two games with Hershey over the weekend. He was not playing with the Capitals, so they sent him back to get a few games in. Now that he is back, he could be in the lineup tonight vs. the Senators. He recorded 12 points (3G / 9A) in his first 15 games, but has just one goal in his last 11 games.

Khudobin allowed five goals on 23 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Flyers last Saturday. In nine games he has posted a 3.11 GAA and .892 SV% and still has not recorded a victory on the season. After Cam Ward lost in a shootout last night, it will be Khudobin tonight in the second game of a home-and-home vs. the Rangers.

Burakovsky has served as a healthy scratch in five of the last six games. He had a hot start to the season and is an ultra talented player who likely won’t be in the minors for long.

Khudobin allowed two goals on 28 shots in the Hurricanes 2-1 loss to the Capitals on December 4th. In eight starts this season, Khudobin has gone 0-6-2 with a 2.88 GAA and .903 SV% this season. He continues to search for his first win of the season and it could happen this afternoon vs. a struggling Flyers team.

Burakovsky has served as a healthy scratch for the last three games, but will be back in tomorrow. Coach Trotz had been platooning he and Evgeny Kuznetsov, so there is a good chance that it will be Kuznetsov who comes out, but if not, he could draw in on the fourth line for Michael Latta.

Murphy has missed the last two games with an upper-body injury that he suffered on December 1st. He will be paired with Andrew Campbell who was recalled from Portland on Friday. Murphy has four points (2G / 2A) in 25 games this season.

Murphy will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury that he suffered on Monday vs. the Oilers. He is listed as day-to-day.

Khudobin should be in goal with Cam Ward out with a lower-body injury. Khudobin allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Penguins on Saturday. Khudobin has made seven starts this season and he is still searching for his first win—he is 0-5-2 with a 2.98 GAA and .900 SV%.

Khudobin should be in goal with Cam Ward out with a lower-body injury. Khudobin allowed three goals on 33 shots in the Hurricanes loss to the Penguins on Saturday. Khudobin has made seven starts this season and he is still searching for his first win—he is 0-5-2 with a 2.98 GAA and .900 SV%.

Martinez was set to become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season (per NHLNumbers). He is now signed through the 2020-21 season and will have a $4 million cap-hit. Martinez has seven points (2G / 5A) in 18 games this season, but just returned to the lineup last night after missing seven games with a finger injury.

Martinez has missed the last seven games with a finger injury, but will be back in the lineup tonight as Jamie McBain comes out of the lineup. Martinez has seven points (2G / 5A) and a plus-9 rating in 17 games this season.

Martinez has missed the last seven games with a finger injury and he has been progressing, but there was no announcement that he would be returning tonight. The fact that he is on the ice for warmups suggests that he will play, but we won’t know for sure until the end of warmups.

Martinez was on the ice for Kings’ practice on Monday and said that his finger is getting better everyday, but he still does not know when he will be available to return to the lineup.

Khudobin stopped 17 of 18 shots in a 2-0 loss to San Jose on November 16th. Cam Ward has had a good first quarter which has limited Khudobin to six appearances—He is 0-4-2 with a 2.96 GAA and .898 SV%. Steer clear of him as a spot-start with the Penguins in town.

Martinez was on for the Kings game day skate, but stayed on for extra work, which suggests he will be scratched for the fifth straight game. The fact that he was in the skate is a good sign that he is nearing a return, it just doesn’t look like it will be tonight. Monitor his status prior to tomorrow's game in Minnesota.

Shaw has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury but should be back on Wednesday. He was reportedly close to returning on Sunday, but with Phillip Danault getting sent back to Rockford (AHL), it seems like a lock that Shaw will return.

Shaw skated on Sunday morning and wanted to play, but head coach Joel Quenneville will hold him out of a third straight game. Look for Shaw to return on Wednesday vs. Colorado.

Shaw will miss his second straight game with an upper body injury. The injury is not believed to be serious, but he will miss another game and that allows the recently recalled Phillip Danault to make his NHL debut.