Blackhawks Activate Andrew Mangiapane

By Brennan McClain | at October 23, 2026 5:33 pm The Chicago Blackhawks will have a healthy forward corps against the Montreal Canadiens tonight. The Blackhawks announced they have activated veteran winger Andrew Mangiapane from the injured reserve. Mangiapane, 30, has been on the injured reserve since Chicago’s opening-night contest of the 2026-27 campaign. The middle-six winger has been recovering from a lower-body injury since then. In his one appearance this season, Mangiapane went scoreless before leaving early due to the injury. Unfortunately, just because he is healthy doesn’t necessarily mean Mangiapane will play tonight. The Blackhawks had an opening...