Marian Hossa will return but Brian Campbell will likely be a healthy scratch for the second time in four games when the Blackhawks face the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night.
Hossa practiced with the Blackhawks on Wednesday and is ready to go. As for Campbell, coach Joel Quenneville said with eight defensemen, tough decisions sometimes have to be made.
“With eight defensemen around, you can say it’s a luxury over the course of 82 games. Sometimes we look at the back-to-backs but in this situation, when we have eight defensemen, performance is probably the most important point on making a decision.