Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy will play Saturday against the Predators in Nashville after Chicago activated him from long-term injured reserve.
Murphy missed 11 games with a groin injury that also caused him to miss the latter part of preseason and Chicago’s regular-season opener in Prague. The 26-year-old did not record a point in six games before he was sidelined, but formed a strong defensively reliable top-line pairing with Duncan Keith.
In a corresponding move, the Blackhawks re-assigned rookie Adam Boqvist to the AHL on Thursday.