CHICAGO -- Blackhawks forward Connor Bedard sat out Monday night's 4-1 loss to Edmonton because of an illness.
The Blackhawks have been hit hard by a stomach bug going around their locker room. Though Bedard was scratched against the Oilers, goaltender Spencer Knight and defenseman Louis Crevier returned to the lineup. Backup goaltender Arvid Soderblom also was available.
Teuvo Teravainen departed in the first period because of an upper-body injury. The Blackhawks are off Tuesday, and coach Jeff Blashill said he would have an update on the forward Wednesday.
"He could be OK. I just don't know yet for sure. He couldn't finish the game," Blashill said. "We'll go under evaluation here tomorrow and it might be something where he's OK, might not be."
Bedard has 19 goals and a team-high 27 assists in 33 games. The 20-year-old center sat out 12 games because of a right shoulder injury before returning Friday night against Washington. He had two assists in Saturday night's 3-0 victory at Nashville.
The Blackhawks also played without center Frank Nazar, who has sat out 11 straight games after he was hit in the face by a puck during a 6-4 loss at Ottawa on Dec. 20.
"We'd prefer any of our great players in the lineup. But the reality is, when you don't have them, you just come together," captain Nick Foligno said. "It's a game where you tighten up and do it for them, or do it for each other, or you play the right way. Today, we just allowed them to get their game right away. We didn't make it hard on them."
