The Chicago Blackhawks activated captain and center Nick Foligno before Sunday night's game against Pittsburgh and placed center Frank Nazar on injured reserve retroactive to Dec. 20.
Foligno has missed 19 games with a left hand injury, suffered when he was struck by a shot in a 3-2 home win over Toronto on Nov. 15. Nazar was hit in the facewith a shot by Senators defenseman Jordan Spence in a 6-4 loss at Ottawa on Dec. 20 and is expected to miss another three weeks.
The 38-year-old Foligno has no goals and six assists in 15 games this season, his 19th in the NHL. He leads the Blackhawks with a 51.8 faceoff win percentage.