Connor Murphy will be out a “couple weeks” with a lower-body/groin injury, Blackhawks head coach Jeremy Colliton said Tuesday night.
Murphy left the Blackhawks’ 2-1 shootout loss against the Golden Knights and did not play in the third period. The 26-year-old defenseman missed the latter part of the preseason with a groin injury and the Blackhawks’ regular-season opener in Prague.
He has nine shots, blocked seven shots from the opposition and a 55.25 Corsi-For rating in six games this season. He’s been moved up to the top pairing with Duncan Keith and settled into that role.