Blackhawks heading into Seattle Monday shorthanded with loss of key forward

It's a 2-game losing streak now for the Chicago Blackhawks, who have dropped games against the Winnipeg Jets and Edmonton Oilers, with the 2nd being in overtime on Saturday.

The Blackhawks next will play the Seattle Kraken tonight, but it looks like they won't have forward Jason Dickinson with them. He was absent from their practice on Sunday afternoon at Climate Pledge Arena.

Per Blackhawks analyst Ben Pope, they went with the following forward line combinations in their practice:

It could be time to worry about Dickinson's durability , as this current injury is a re-aggravation of a previous injury.

He left Thursday's game against the Jets with his injury, sparking concern.

He was also hurt earlier in the year against the Boston Bruins.

He was also hurt last year, a wrist injury that ended his season. He's only played in 5 games so far this year and has 3 points (1G, 2A).

Dickinson was taken by the Dallas Stars with the 29th overall pick in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft by the Dallas Stars, where he spent the 1st several years of his career before being traded to the Vancouver Canucks in 2021.

He's spent the last 3 years in a Blackhawks sweater. He's in the last year of his current deal with an AAV (average annual value) of $4,250,000.

He has 158 points (69G, 89A) in 510 career NHL games.