Martinez has missed more than a month recovering from the injury he suffered Dec. 7, which led to concerns about blood clots ...

CHICAGO — Blackhawks defenseman Alec Martinez and forward Craig Smith could ... placed on injured reserve on Dec. 13 because of a neck injury, and Smith went on IR on Dec. 20 with a back injury.

Martinez logged an assist and three hits in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Oilers.

Finds twine Thursday ...

“It's longer than a couple days,” he said. Defenseman Alec Martinez was activated from IR after being sidelined by a neck injury. The 37-year-old Martinez was in the lineup Saturday against ...

Martinez was placed on injured reserve on Dec. 13 because of a neck injury, and Smith went on IR on Dec. 20 with a back injury.