Blackhawks Lose Frank Nazar To Injury
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Blackhawks at Senators - Dec 20, 2025
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David Perron scored twice in the third period, Fabian Zetterlund had a goal and an assist, and Brady Tkachuk extended his goal streak to three games for the Senators (17-13-4), who are 4-1-0 in their past five. Leevi Merilainen made 20 saves to end a personal four-game losing streak.
Chicago's outlook has changed for the season, and the thought of it joining the NHL Draft Lottery conversation again isn't far off.
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Chicago Blackhawks lose another key forward
The injury hits keep coming for the Chicago Blackhawks. News emerged on Saturday that forward Frank Nazar is injured and will be out for at least a month.
The Ottawa Senators (16-13-4, 36 points) look to run their winning streak to three games when they host the slumping Chicago Blackhawks (13-15-6, 32 points) at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday afternoon.
Zachary Bolduc scored twice and Lane Hutson had three assists as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1.
The Blackhawks went up 1-0 at 10:21 of the first period. After Dominic Toninato won the face-off in the left circle of the offensive zone and passed it back to Kaiser at the blueline, Kaiser stepped into the slot and got a wrist shot past Woll’s glove.
Danault kicked off his NHL career with the Blackhawks, as the Central Division club selected him in the first round of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft with the 26th overall pick. From there, Danault played two seasons with the Blackhawks from 2014-15 to 2015-16, where he recorded one goal and five points in 32 games.
Chicago Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno could be returning to game action soon should his progress as of late continue. Foligno, who suffered a hand injury on N
Chicago defeated Ottawa, 4-2, in their first all-time meeting on Dec. 23, 1992 at the Ottawa Civic Centre. Jeremy Roenick recorded a four-assist game, while Steve Larmer logged a hat trick. Ed Belfour made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 SV%) for the victory.