"Marian Hossa missed another practice Monday at the United Center, but the Chicago Blackhawks hope to get the star forward back for Tuesday night's road game against the Colorado Avalanche.

Hossa, who has an undisclosed upper-body injury, will make this week's two-game road trip to Phoenix on Tuesday and Colorado on Thursday before Chicago returns to face the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night.

Hossa, 32, has now missed three practices and Saturday night's 3-2 loss in a shootout to the visiting Boston Bruins at the United Center. Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said this past weekend it was a minor injury and unrelated to the two shoulder injuries that kept Hossa out for extended time the previous two seasons."