Kimmo Timonen has been on the outside looking in for the last several playoff games. Wednesday night, he’s back in.
Timonen will play and Johnny Oduya is “likely” to play, according to Joel Quenneville, when the Blackhawks host the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Final. The move was a bit of a surprise – Timonen has been a healthy scratch since midway through the Western Conference Final. But the Blackhawks have been trying to shore up their fifth and sixth defensemen spots for some time now. Trevor van Riemsdyk is also expected to play Wednesday night.