Jonathan Toews was back and so was the firepower that made the Chicago Blackhawks one of the NHL's most dangerous teams in the season's first two weeks. Toews, who had been out with a concussion since Vancouver's Willie Mitchell leveled him on Oct. 21, followed Troy Brouwer's third-period power-play goal with one of his own 3:31 later and the Blackhawks went on to defeat the Los Angeles Kings, 4-1, on Monday night. "His presence, the way he plays the game, the way he competes every shift, that's why he's the captain," Blackhawks center John Madden said of Toews.
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Season Series

Date	Home	Score	Goalies
Mon 11/9	Chi	Chi 1 - 4	W: Huet L: Quick
Date	Home	Time (ET)
Sat 11/28	LA	10:30 pm
Wed 3/10	Chi	8:30 pm
Thu 3/18	LA	10:30 pm

Game Stats

Kings (10-6-2) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM A. Kopitar 1 0 2 0 2 J. Williams 0 1 2 0 0 D. Brown 0 0 1 0 2 A. Frolov 0 0 2 0 0 M. Handzus 0 0 1 0 2 R. Ivanans 0 0 1 0 0 S. Parse 0 0 3 -1 0 T. Purcell 0 0 1 0 0 B. Richardson 0 0 0 0 0 W. Simmonds 0 0 1 -1 0 R. Smyth 0 0 1 0 0 J. Stoll 0 0 0 -1 0		Blackhawks (9-5-2) Season Stats | Roster FORWARDS Name G A S +/- PIM T. Brouwer 1 2 2 1 0 A. Ebbett 1 0 3 1 0 J. Madden 1 0 4 1 2 J. Toews 1 0 1 -1 0 P. Sharp 0 2 4 1 0 P. Kane 0 1 1 1 0 D. Byfuglien 0 0 3 -1 0 B. Eager 0 0 1 0 2 C. Fraser 0 0 1 0 0 T. Kopecky 0 0 1 0 0 A. Ladd 0 0 1 0 0 K. Versteeg 0 0 3 0 0
DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM D. Doughty 0 1 0 1 0 D. Drewiske 0 0 0 -1 0 M. Greene 0 0 0 -1 0 J. Johnson 0 0 2 -1 0 S. O'Donnell 0 0 1 -1 0 R. Scuderi 0 0 0 1 2		DEFENSEMEN Name G A S +/- PIM D. Keith 0 2 0 0 0 B. Campbell 0 1 1 1 0 C. Barker 0 0 1 0 0 N. Hjalmarsson 0 0 2 1 0 B. Seabrook 0 0 0 0 0 B. Sopel 0 0 0 0 2
GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% J. Quick(L, 10-5) 29 25 4 .862		GOALTENDER Name S SV GA SV% C. Huet(W, 6-4) 18 17 1 .944

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PLAYER NEWS

Kings Jarrett Stoll (LA - C) News: LAKingsInsider.com is reporting that Jarrett Stoll suffered a lower-body injury in Saturday night's game. Stoll's status for the team's next game on Wednesday is unknown.  [+] Impact: It's hard to get a feeling for the extent of the injury when it is just described as a "lower-body" injury, but it sounds like the team might call someone up from the AHL. If Stoll is unable to go Wednesday, look for him to return soon after. (Fanball - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Alexander Frolov (LA - Left Wing) News: Frolov had a goal in Los Angeles' 5-2 loss to Calgary on Saturday. [+] Impact: Frolov, skating on the Kings' top line while versatile forward Ryan Smyth is sidelined with an upper body injury, had gone 10 games without a goal before he swiped in a rebound in the second period to give Los Angeles a 2-1 lead. (STATS - Sun. Nov 22, 2009) Anze Kopitar (LA - Center) News: Kopitar picked up an assist Saturday against the Flames. After averaging more than a point-and-a-half per game in his first 19 games, he has just three assists in his last five. [+] Impact: A plateauing was inevitable -- he could hardly maintain a 130-point pace. He's a fantastic fantasy play regardless of this tiny slump. One hundred points is still within reach. (RotoWire - Sat. Nov 21, 2009)

Blackhawks Antti Niemi (CHI - G) News: Antti Niemi was masterful on Sunday as the Blackhawks shut out the Canucks 1-0. Niemi stopped all 30 shots he faced in the contest.  [+] Impact: Niemi is now 4-1-1 this season, and he has provided the team with a reliable option behind starter Cristobal Huet. Tonight was his second shutout in five starts this season, so he could have plenty of fantasy value if Huet were to go down with injury. (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Bryan Bickell (CHI - LW) News: Bryan Bickell returned from a head injury to score the game-winning goal on Sunday as the Blackhawks defeated the Canucks 1-0. The goal was Bickell's first point of the season. [+] Impact: Bickell left Saturday's game against the Oilers with a head injury, but he felt well enough to play for the Hawks tonight. Good thing, too, as he scored a big goal to help the Hawks take down a solid Canucks squad. (Fanball - Mon. Nov 23, 2009) Bryan Bickell (CHI) News: Bickell (head) left the game early in the first period on Saturday night after striking his head against the ice, the Daily Herald reports. [+] Impact: Bickell is questionable for Sunday night's game against the Canucks. (RotoWire - Nov 22, 2009)

Injury Report

Kings Player Injury Status J Stoll Lower body injury day-to-day R Smyth Upper-body injury day-to-day R Scuderi Left game - lower-body injury day-to-day

Blackhawks Player Injury Status B Bickell Left game - Head injury day-to-day D Bolland Back surgery IR A Burish Torn right ACL IR M Hossa Right shoulder surgery IR