Blackhawks' DeBrincat, Boqvist out at least 2 weeks in COVID-19 protocol

Chicago Blackhawks head coach Jeremy Colliton said Tuesday that forward Alex DeBrincat and defenseman Adam Boqvist will miss at least two weeks due to COVID-19 protocols, according to team writer Carter Baum.

The Blackhawks added both players to the NHL's COVID-19-related absences list Monday.

DeBrincat, one of Chicago's best players, has registered two goals and four assists in six games while playing on the team's top line opposite Patrick Kane.

Boqvist, the club's eighth overall pick in 2018, has collected three assists over the first six contests. He has averaged 15:59 in ice time and logged time on the Blackhawks' power play that entered Tuesday ranked second in the NHL.

Chicago has already been without its top two centers, Jonathan Toews and Kirby Dach, due to an illness and an injury, respectively.