Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will return to the lineup for Saturday's game against the visiting New Jersey Devils, coach Luke Richardson announced.
Toews, 34, last played in a game for the struggling Blackhawks (24-45-6, 54 points) on Jan. 28 and has been sidelined since then with what he's revealed were the effects of long COVID-19 and chronic immune response syndrome. The latter condition kept him out for the entire 2020-21 season amid the pandemic.
Richardson said on Friday that Toews admitted his return is "not going to be perfect. It might be ugly.