Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews: Set to return Saturday

Toews (illness) will play Saturday versus New Jersey, Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson told Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago.

Toews hasn't played since Jan. 28 because of "long-COVID-19" symptoms. He has 14 goals and 28 points in 46 contests this season. There's a chance that Richardson will ease him back into the lineup Saturday after being unavailable for roughly two months, so he might get less than his 2022-23 average of 17:55 of ice time.