Chicago — Taylor Hall will miss the remainder of the Chicago Blackhawks season due to right knee surgery.
The 32-year-old forward did not play in the Blackhawks’ 7-3 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, but has appeared in 10 games this season and has four points (two goals, two assists).
Hall first injured his right foot in a 5-3 win against the Lightning on Nov. 9. After a collision with Lightning, he buckled under his feet and fell backwards and had to be helped off the ice. In the third period, forward Michael Eisymont.
Hall missed the next two games, including Saturday against the Nashville Predators (4-2 loss with 16 minutes, 39 seconds of ice time) and Sunday against the Buffalo Sabres (17 minutes, 05 seconds of ice time). -2 loss), he participated in consecutive games. loss).
Hall was acquired by the Blackhawks along with forward Nick Foligno in a trade with the Boston Bruins on June 26, but struggled to stay healthy early in the season.
He injured his shoulder in the second game against Chicago on October 11. Initially scheduled to miss every week due to the injury, he skated with the team two days later and returned to the ice on October 16.
However, Hall appeared in just three games before re-aggravating his injury and was placed on injured reserve.
The Blackhawks also placed forward Andreas Athanasiou (groin) on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 9, when he was injured against the Lightning. He has four assists in 11 games this season.
Chicago recalled forwards Joey Anderson and Cole Gutman from Rockford of the American Hockey League.
