Teuvo Teravainen is back in the Game 4 lineup for Chicago. (USATSI)
Teuvo Teravainen is back in the Game 4 lineup for Chicago.(USATSI)

After their puzzling status as healthy scratches in Game 3, forwards Antoine Vermette and Teuvo Teravainen are expected to be back in the Chicago Blackhawks' lineup for a big Game 4 tilt at United Center. The two had played in the first two games of the series before watching the 2-1 loss in Game 3 to the Anaheim Ducks from the press box.

Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said after the defeat that he wanted to get some fresh legs in the lineup after the three-overtime win in Game 2. In came Kris Versteeg and Joakim Nordstrom, but neither did much of note as the Blackhawks fell into a 2-1 hole in the Western Conference finals.

Teravainen and Vermette are expected to return to their line alongside Patrick Sharp, which had been Chicago's third line essentially before the roster shakeup. Quenneville noted that he thought the Game 2 mix worked the best, which isn't terribly surprising, considering the Blackhawks won the game.

"I think that line can be a factor offensively," Quenneville said of Teravainen, Vermette and Sharp after Saturday's morning skate. "I think defensively they've been reliable in stretches, as well. That four-line rotation that we felt was best in Game 2 is what we're looking for."

There was plenty of head-scratching and second-guessing why Quenneville would make such drastic lineup changes after a win, not the least of which came from Vermette himself.

The veteran canter, who had also been scratched in the team's first two playoff games this year, openly voiced his displeasure with the decision Friday.

"I'm not going to lie, I was not happy with that," Vermette told Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune, also noting that he was not tired after the three-overtime win.

Vermette has a goal and an assist in 10 games, while Teravainen has a goal and two assists over eight postseason appearances.