CHICAGO (AP) — Blackhawks ahead Frank Nazar practiced with the staff on Sunday and could return as quickly as Thursday at Carolina.
Nazar, who turned 22 on Wednesday, was hit in the face by a puck throughout a 6-4 loss at Ottawa on Dec. 20.
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“It feels great to be back with the guys and skating and had a lot of fun out there today,” Nazar mentioned.
The Blackhawks have misplaced three in a row going into Monday evening’s house sport towards Winnipeg. They go to the Hurricanes on Thursday earlier than internet hosting Tampa Bay on Friday evening.
“As far as I know, he won’t play tomorrow. Unless something drastically changed, I don’t think he will,” coach Jeff Blashill mentioned of Nazar. “So that would allow him another full practice at least and then see where we go from there.”
Blashill additionally mentioned Teuvo Teravainen will not play towards the Jets due to an upper-body damage. The 31-year-old ahead got hurt in the first interval of final week’s 4-1 loss to Edmonton.
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Nazar, a first-round choose in the 2022 draft, has six targets and 15 assists in 33 video games this season. He agreed to a $46.2 million, seven-year extension with the Blackhawks in August.
“Just really itching to get back and give what I can to help the team win,” Nazar mentioned.
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