Scott Darling is having a great season with the Blackhawks’ backup and was coming off a 36-save performance against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now he’ll be out for some time.
Darling will miss three weeks with an upper-body injury sustained at the end of the Blackhawks’ skate on Friday, coach Joel Quenneville said following the team’s 2-1 shootout victory over the New York Islanders. Asked if Darling’s injury came off a shot, Quenneville said, “could’ve been.”
A source said Darling suffered an injury to his hand.
Darling is 16-5-2 with a 2.13 goals-against average and .931 save percentage this season. When Corey Crawford’ was sidelined, first by appendicitis and then by illness, Darling was tremendous.
The Blackhawks recalled Jeff Glass from the Rockford IceHogs on Friday afternoon. Glass backed up Crawford and will stay up with the Blackhawks for now.
“We called him up based on performance,” Quenneville said of Glass, who has a 2.62 GAA and .910 save percentage in 13 games with the IceHogs. “It gives us a chance to see how he’s doing.”