The Blackhawks announced that goaltender Corey Crawford will not travel to Winnipeg for their tilt against the Jets on Friday at 7 p.m. on CSN due to an upper-body injury. He's listed as day-to-day.
Due to Crawford's injury, Michael Leighton has been recalled from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
In 46 starts with Rockford this season, Leighton, 34, is 28-8-8 with a 2.44 goals against average and .918 save percentage. Earlier in March, he set the AHL record by recording his 46th career shutout.
Leighton owns a 35-41-14 record with a 2.97 goals against average and .