Seabrook

Defenseman Brent Seabrook (lower body) will miss Tuesday night's game against the Vancouver Canucks, Blackhawks Head Coach Joel Quenneville told the media following the team's morning skate. The 27-year-old defenseman did not participate in the morning skate, and Quenneville described his condition as "day-to-day." He expects to have the blueliner back in the lineup within "the next day or so."

Seabrook left Sunday's 3-2 win against Los Angeles after being hit by a puck in the first period, but he returned in the second frame and finished the game.

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1st Star: LW Garret Ross, Saginaw (OHL)
The Line: 3GP, 3G, 5A, +3 plus/minus

Although Saginaw went 1-2-0 this week, Spirit captain Garret Ross continued his offensive excellence, registering at least one point in the three contests. After scoring Saginaw’s lone goal in a 5-1 loss to Plymouth on Feb. 13, he recorded a pair of helpers in a 6-4 loss to Oshawa two nights later. Ross saved his best performance for the last game of the homestand, exploding for five points (2G, 3A) in a 7-4 victory over Windsor on Feb. 16.

On this date in 2011, Patrick Sharp registered his fifth multi-goal game of the season, scoring two goals and adding a helper in Columbus, and reached the 30-goal plateau for the second time in his career as a Blackhawk.

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1. Nick Leddy’s second-period equalizer on Feb. 12 against the Anaheim Ducks was the first power-play goal of his career.

The Eden Prairie, Minn., native ranks fourth on the club with 43:19 of power-play time on ice. Leddy (2G, 1A) is also tied with captain Jonathan Toews (3A) for the team lead with three points at the United Center this season.

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— Aaron Hodge (@AHodgeRadio) February 14, 2013

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On this date in 1942, Hall of Famer Bill Mosienko set a franchise record collecting four points as a rookie. The Blackhawks went on to defeat Detroit 4-2 at the Chicago Stadium.

In 1977, Dick Redmond became the 1st Blackhawks defenseman to score a hat trick, leading Chicago to a 4-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche.

Patrick Sharp scored his 1st goal in a Blackhawks sweater on Feb. 12, 2006, against the Ducks in Anaheim.

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1st Star: LW Jeremy Morin, Rockford (AHL)
The Line: 3GP, 2G, 2A

Rockford broke their six-game slide last week, winning two of their three contests. Morin contributed to both victories, recording multi-point games on Feb. 5 at Texas (1G, 1A) and Feb. 8 at Peoria (1G, 1A). Morin’s 16 goals ties him with captain Martin St. Pierre for the team lead that category, and his 27 points are tied for third on the squad, after St. Pierre and Brandon Pirri.

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1. The Blackhawks are 7-0-0 this year when Patrick Kane records more than one point.

Chicago earned a 6-2 win over Phoenix on Thursday with the help of Kane’s three-point performance. The win marked the 11th straight game that Chicago has earned a point to begin the 2012-13 season. The Blackhawks have scored a total of 31 goals when Kane records a multi-point game. Speaking of Kane’s multi-point games…

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— liz gellert (@endofathought) February 3, 2013

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The wait is over. After earning praise from Head Coach Joel Quenneville and his teammates for his on-ice contributions, Brandon Saad notched his first goal—of what we can only assume will be many—at the NHL level. His tally got the Blackhawks on the board on Tuesday at San Jose in an eventual 5-3 victory.
 
"I had my chances throughout the season, and it finally happened tonight," Saad told the media after the game. "It's pretty exciting."
 
Teammate Patrick Kane had faith that the 20-year-old rookie would reach that milestone soon enough.
 
"It was a long time coming for him," Kane said. "He played great again tonight. He's fast and gets a lot of chances, especially playing with Johnny [Toews] and [Marian] Hossa. He's been a great addition and I’m sure we’ll see many more from him. Everyone in here’s happy for him.”