The Chicago Blackhawks placed goalie Kevin Lankinen on injured reserve with a right-hand injury today. The team recalled Arvid Soderblom from the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs to compensate for the injury.
Lankinen played yesterday against the Minnesota Wild, making 40 saves in an overtime loss. NBC Sports Chicago’s Charlie Roumeliotis reports Lankinen is expected to miss roughly three weeks with the injury.
For that period of time, it’ll be Soderblom’s and Marc-Andre Fleury’s net. Soderblom played his first two NHL games earlier this year, registering a .881 save percentage.
Lankinen has just a .890 save percentage in 13 games this season, good enough for a 2-5-4 record.
If the three-week timeline holds up, Lankinen could return to the active roster for the team’s Valentines’ Day game against Winnipeg.