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3:15 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (undisclosed) will miss the season finale against LA on Thursday because he tweaked something during Tuesday's 3-1 loss to Vegas, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.
3:34 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (groin) has been taken off injured reserve ahead of Friday's matchup with Nashville.
1:21 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (groin) won't be available Wednesday against St. Louis, per Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times.
1:17 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (groin) is hoping to rejoin the lineup against St. Louis on Wednesday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
4:27 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (groin) may not return before the end of the season, according to Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago.
2:01 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (groin) remains out indefinitely with no clear time frame to get back into action, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports Tuesday.
12:15 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (lower body) won't play Monday in Vancouver but could return this week during Chicago's four-game road trip, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
6:26 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (lower body) will not dress Friday against the Islanders, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports.
2:03 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (lower body) will miss a second straight contest Thursday against the Sabres, NHL.com reports.
1:22 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (lower body) won't play Tuesday against San Jose, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
10:50 AM - Connor Murphy (Chi) netted a goal on four shots in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Capitals.
4:58 AM - Connor Murphy (Chi) didn't factor into the scoring in Wednesday's 3-1 road loss against the Bruins, but he delivered a game-high five hits.
12:15 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) rejoined the Blackhawks at practice Monday after having been away for personal reasons, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
12:14 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (personal) will miss Friday's game in Florida, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
10:00 AM - Connor Murphy (Chi) recorded an assist versus the Red Wings on Wednesday.
12:38 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (back) has ditched his non-contact jersey and is practicing in full Friday, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
12:51 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) is listed as day-to-day with a back injury, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
1:10 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (concussion) participated in Thursday's captain's practice, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
1:10 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (concussion) participated in Thursday's captain's practice, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
2:35 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (concussion) is not expected to be back for Chicago's last three contests of the year, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
12:35 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (concussion) will be unavailable against Boston on Tuesday, Carter Baum of the Blackhawks' official site reports.
12:32 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) missed Monday's practice session after being placed in the NHL's concussion protocols, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
10:10 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (upper body) will return to Chicago with the Blackhawks after leaving Saturday's game versus the Senators, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports.
7:27 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (upper body) was stretchered off the ice in the first period of Saturday's game versus the Senators, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
10:48 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) scored a goal on three shots, levied three hits and blocked five shots in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Canucks.
1:10 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (concussion) will return to the lineup for Thursday's clash with the Canadiens, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
1:43 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (concussion) won't play Tuesday versus the Rangers, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
1:09 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) is in concussion protocol after exiting Thursday's game against Washington, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.
9:03 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (undisclosed) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Capitals.
12:13 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) signed a four-year, $17.6 million contract extension with the Blackhawks on Tuesday.
11:24 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) produced an assist, six blocked shots, four hits and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 4-2 win over the Stars.
11:22 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) produced an assist, six hits and five blocked shots in Tuesday's 2-1 win over the Hurricanes.
9:09 AM - Connor Murphy (Chi) delivered an assist Tuesday in a 3-2 win over the Panthers.
1:33 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (hip) was activated from injured reserve Monday, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.
12:25 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) to coach Jeremy Colliton, Murphy (hip) is nearing a return to action, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
6:50 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (hip) was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Tuesday on Saturday.
12:44 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) is expected to be sidelined for 10-14 days with a hip injury, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
8:04 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (hip) won't play in Tuesday's game versus the Stars.
4:04 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) scored a goal and an assist in Sunday's 6-2 win over the Red Wings.
11:49 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) posted an assist, five shots on goal and two blocked shots in Friday's 4-1 win over the Red Wings.
11:14 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) scored a goal on two shots in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Panthers.
12:01 AM - Connor Murphy (Chi) recorded an assist in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Lightning.
10:09 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) notched an assist, four shots on goal and two blocked shots in Friday's 3-2 win over the Oilers in Game 4.
6:52 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (groin) is taking part in Thursday's exhibition against the Blues, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
7:12 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (groin) wasn't a full participant in Sunday's practice, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
12:32 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (groin) will be a full participant in Saturday's practice, Charlie Roumeliotis of NBC Sports Chicago reports.
4:04 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) is dealing with a groin injury, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
12:04 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (undisclosed) was on the ice working on his conditioning Thursday, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports.
3:02 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (undisclosed) didn't participate in Friday's practice, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic reports.
10:52 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) provided two assists, four shots on goal, six blocked shots and three hits in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Jets.
10:20 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) had two assists, dished out a pair of hits and blocked three shots in a 5-3 win over the Wild on Sunday.
11:56 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) scored a goal on two shots and chipped in with four blocks and three hits in a 4-2 loss to the Hurricanes on Tuesday.
1:22 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (groin) will return to the lineup for Saturday's road game against the Predators, Eric Lear of the Blackhawks' official site reports.
1:40 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (groin) was a full participant at practice Tuesday, Eric Lear of the Blackhawks' official site reports.
5:09 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) Blackhawks placed Murphy (groin) on long-term injured reserve Wednesday.
12:38 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) expected, Murphy (groin) will make his season debut Thursday against San Jose, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports.
1:29 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (groin) said he should be ready for Thursday's game versus the Sharks, Mitchell Clinton of JetsTV reports.
5:15 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (groin) will begin the 2019-20 season on injured reserve.
5:19 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (undisclosed) may not play in Friday's season opener versus the Flyers, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.
8:08 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) has registered 20 blocked shots and 23 hits in his last 12 contests.
11:46 AM - Connor Murphy (Chi) has gone scoreless in his last 12 contests, but he's managed to post a plus-2 rating while averaging 19:40 of ice time over that span.
9:46 AM - Connor Murphy (Chi) scored a goal and added an assist Sunday in a 6-3 loss to the Panthers.
1:02 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) Blackhawks activated Murphy (back) off injured reserve Saturday.
1:28 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (back) will travel with the Blackhawks on their upcoming two-game road trip, but he won't dress for either contest, Eric Lear of the Blackhawks' official site reports.
2:15 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (back) has not yet been cleared for contact and remains "a week or so away" from returning to game action, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports.
3:39 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) to coach Jeremy Colliton, Murphy (back) is still "weeks" away from returning to the lineup, Scott Powers of The Athletic reports.
11:58 AM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (back) skated on his own prior to Tuesday's practice, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.
3:37 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (back) did some stick work on the ice ahead of Thursday's practice session, Tracey Myers of NHL.com reports.
7:49 AM - Connor Murphy (Chi) could be sidelined for up to 12 weeks due to his back injury.
8:08 AM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (back) will be out for approximately eight weeks.
4:51 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) averaged 16:22 of ice time throughout 2017-18, putting up two goals and 12 assists throughout the campaign.
2:28 PM - Connor Murphy (Chi) was a surprise scratch Sunday.
9:06 AM - Connor Murphy (Chi) has gone scoreless in 10 games with the Blackhawks this season.
9:24 AM - Connor Murphy (Chi) (lower body) will be in the lineup for Thursday's regular-season opener against Pittsburgh, Mark Lazerus of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
8:23 AM - Connor Murphy (Chi) was acquired from the Coyotes on Friday -- along with Laurent Dauphin -- in exchange for Niklas Hjalmarsson.
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