CALGARY, Alberta – Marko Dano will be out and Andrew Desjardins and Viktor Tikhonov will be in when the Blackhawks face the Calgary Flames on Friday night.
Dano participated in the Blackhawks’ optional practice on Thursday but did not skate with the team on Friday morning. Andrew Shaw took Dano’s place on the top line with Jonathan Toews and Marian Hossa.
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Desjardins, who was expected to play tonight with Teuvo Teravainen out with an upper-body injury, was on the third line with Brandon Mashinter and Marcus Kruger. Tikhonov was on the fourth line with Tanner Kero and Ryan Garbutt.
Coach Joel Quenneville said, if Dano feels better, he could play against the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday night.
Scott Darling gets the start tonight against the Flames.