"Having sustained their share of injuries this season, the Blackhawks have learned to adjust and adapt to stay near the top of the Western Conference standings.

When they play their final game before the All-Star break Tuesday night at the United Center, the Hawks will have to find a way to overcome perhaps the biggest absence of all when captain Jonathan Toews sits out against the Predators.

Toews, in the midst of a season that could earn him the Hart Trophy as the league's most valuable player, will miss his first game with a suspected left arm injury. The center left during the second period of a 5-2 loss Saturday in Nashville and did not practice Monday."