Hall week to week for Blackhawks with upper-body injury

BOSTON -- Taylor Hall is week to week for the Chicago Blackhawks after he sustained an upper-body injury in a 3-1 loss to the Boston Bruins at TD Garden on Wednesday.

The forward was hit by Bruins defenseman Brandon Carlo 24 seconds into the second period and left the game. He returned for one more shift 10:59 into the second but left after 31 seconds and did not return.

There was no penalty called on the play.

“It was unfortunate. We just have to plow through. He was playing really well for us,” Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson said. “He came out for one more and he just said he just wasn't feeling good enough and the trainer said, ‘That's it for tonight.’ So, we'll try and reevaluate as we go to see what he's doing. But I think, especially being in Boston, he really wanted to get back out there and give it a go.”

Hall played last season with the Bruins. The 31-year-old had 36 points (16 goals, 20 assists) in 61 regular-season games and eight points (five goals, three assists) in seven Stanley Cup Playoff games.

He and forward Nick Foligno were acquired by Chicago from Boston for defensemen Ian Mitchell and Alec Regula on June 26.

The No. 1 pick by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2010 NHL Draft, Hall has 694 points (264 goals, 430 assists) in 824 career games with the Oilers, Devils, Coyotes, Sabres, Bruins and Blackhawks.

Hall’s first point of the season was the primary assist on Connor Bedard’s first NHL goal 5:37 into the first period Wednesday.

“Yeah, it’s disappointing,” Foligno said of Hall’s injury. “Former teammate, it’s a hard one to judge, but just seemed like he didn’t have the puck and tough, tough position to put him in. Didn’t really like the hit, but hopefully he’s going to be all right.”