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Injury-plagued Blackhawks face Coyotes

Jan 3, 2008 - 1:53 PM Chicago (19-16-3) at Phoenix (19-18-1) 9:00 pm EST

GLENDALE, Arizona (Ticker) - Already missing Martin Havlat and Jason Williams, the Blackhawks will now have to deal with the loss of one of their top rookies.

The Blackhawks will try to avoid their third straight loss without 19-year-old Jonathan Toews in the lineup when they visit the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday.

Toews will return to Chicago to have an MRI performed on his injured left knee after he suffered the injury in the first period of Tuesday night's embarrassing 9-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.

Blackhawks coach Denis Savard told the Chicago Tribune that he believed Toews suffered a second-degree sprain of the MCL. He indicated his talented youngster could be out as long as four weeks.

Toews is third on the Blackhawks with 32 points in 36 games this season and a top candidate for the Calder Trophy.

On the other end of the rink, the Coyotes have less to worry about with Steven Reinprecht coming off one of the best performances of his career. The 31-year-old center record a hat trick and an assist against his former team as Phoenix defeated the Colorado Avalanche, 5-2, on Wednesday.

Reinprecht has 11 goals and 25 points this season.








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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 0 0 2 2
    PHOENIX 2 0 2 4 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: PHO - MARTIN HANZAL 4 (DEREK MORRIS, RADIM VRBATA) 6:14
    PHO - CRAIG WELLER 2 (DANIEL WINNIK, MARTIN HANZAL) 16:09
    2ND PRD: NONE
    3RD PRD: PHO - (PP) RADIM VRBATA 18 (NIKO KAPANEN, ED JOVANOVSKI)
    7:45
    CHI - CAM BARKER

    Jan 3 11:27 PM


  • NHL
    CHICAGO 2
    PHOENIX 4
    3RD PRD: PHO - (EN) FREDRIK SJOSTROM 10 (DEREK MORRIS) 19:02

    Blackhawks vs. CoyotesJan 3 11:26 PM
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    RUWTbot Took away 17 roots

    Blackhawks vs. CoyotesJan 3 11:26 PM


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    CHICAGO 2
    PHOENIX 3
    3RD PRD: CHI - KRIS VERSTEEG 1 (TUOMO RUUTU, ANDREI ZYUZIN) 18:33
    (WITH EXTRA ATTACKER)

    Blackhawks vs. CoyotesJan 3 11:25 PM
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    RUWTbot Added 17 roots (Close Finish)

    Blackhawks vs. CoyotesJan 3 11:25 PM


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    CHICAGO 1
    PHOENIX 3
    3RD PRD: CHI - CAM BARKER 1 (KRIS VERSTEEG, PATRICK KANE) 11:31

    Blackhawks vs. CoyotesJan 3 11:13 PM


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    CHICAGO 0
    PHOENIX 3
    3RD PRD: PHO - (PP) RADIM VRBATA 18 (NIKO KAPANEN, ED JOVANOVSKI) 7:45
    (TWO-MAN ADVANTAGE)

    Blackhawks vs. CoyotesJan 3 11:04 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 0 0 0
    PHOENIX 2 0 2 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: PHO - MARTIN HANZAL 4 (DEREK MORRIS, RADIM VRBATA) 6:14
    PHO - CRAIG WELLER 2 (DANIEL WINNIK, MARTIN HANZAL) 16:09
    2ND PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHI 7

    Jan 3 10:32 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 0 0
    PHOENIX 2 2 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: PHO - MARTIN HANZAL 4 (DEREK MORRIS, RADIM VRBATA) 6:14
    PHO - CRAIG WELLER 2 (DANIEL WINNIK, MARTIN HANZAL) 16:09
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHI 7 7


    Jan 3 9:43 PM


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    CHICAGO 0
    PHOENIX 2
    1ST PRD: PHO - CRAIG WELLER 2 (DANIEL WINNIK, MARTIN HANZAL) 16:09

    Blackhawks vs. CoyotesJan 3 9:37 PM


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    CHICAGO 0
    PHOENIX 1
    1ST PRD: PHO - MARTIN HANZAL 4 (DEREK MORRIS, RADIM VRBATA) 6:14

    Blackhawks vs. CoyotesJan 3 9:20 PM

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