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Hawks playing injury roulette

MONTREAL - Artem Anisimov is full of surprises.

Two days after he suddenly fell ill and was scratched barely an hour before a home game, Anisimov hopped a flight to Montreal to join the Blackhawks and played in Thursday's game against the Canadiens. Anisimov wasn't on the team charter on Wednesday, missed the morning skate on Thursday and was expected to miss at least one more game.

Anisimov returned to his usual spot between Artemi Panarin and Patrick Kane. Teuvo Teravainen, who filled in on the second line during Tuesday's win over Nashville, was back at third-line right wing, with Andrew Desjardins and Phil Danault.

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