GLENDALE, Ariz. – Radim Vrbata, Phoenix’s leader this season with 35 goals, took part in the morning skate Saturday and will play against Chicago in Game 2 of the Western Conference Quarterfinals.
“He’s going to play,” Phoenix coach Dave Tippett said.
Vrbata was injured Thursday in the first shift of a 3-2 overtime win in Game 1 when he took a hard hit along the boards from Chicago’s Andrew Shaw. Vrbata went down hard and skated off the ice in a crouch.
But the man who was responsible for one out of every six Phoenix goals this season took part in the morning skate at Jobing.com Arena and is ready to go as the Coyotes seek to take a 2-0 lead in a playoff series for the first time since moving to Arizona in 1996.
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Conference Quarterfinals: Coyotes vs Blackhawks
Vrbata will play for Coyotes in Game 2
Saturday, 04.14.2012 / 2:26 PM
By Jerry Brown - NHL.com Correspondent / Coyotes vs. Blackhawks series blog
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