Duncan Keith will be back in time for Game 4 after his wife gave birth to a baby boy Tuesday. Keith's absence would've been a huge hit to Chicago and we imagine goalie Corey Crawford is quite happy hearing that the Blackhawks' top blueliner will be in the lineup Tuesday night. Keith has one goal, three points and a plus-2 rating in three games so far this postseason.

Both of the Chicago Blackhawks' goals came from defensemen in their Game 3 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Sunday. Johnny Oduya and Duncan Keith found the net, with Keith's tally sending the game into overtime. It wasn't enough, however, as the Wild ended up reducing the Blackhawks' series lead to 2-1.

The Chicago Blackhawks looked strong in defeating the Minnesota Wild 5-2 Friday night and taking a 2-0 lead in their opening-round playoff series. Yet Chicago defenseman Duncan Keith isn't satisfied. "I don't think we ever go through a whole game where we do everything we want to do," Keith said. "I think we were better (Friday) than last game, but I still think that we can be better overall."

Blackhawks defenseman Duncan Keith got into a testy exchange with a female Vancouver radio reporter after Monday's loss to the Canucks. Karen Thomson thought Keith should have been penalized for a two-handed stick swipe he took as Daniel Sedin finished his breakaway in the second period for the Canucks' third goal. The exchange has sparked a lot of discussion in Vancouver this week. Keith suggested Thomson didn't know hockey but was acting like she did before brushing her off with a "See ya" comment. Truth is, it does look like the referee missed the stick swipe.

Duncan Keith scored a goal and added to assists to lead the Blackhawks to a 5-4 overtime win over Nashville in NHL action Friday night. Patrick Kane scored a goal and registered an assist in the victory, while Jonathan Toews registered two assists. Marian Hossa, Michal Handzus and Brandon Saad scored Chicago's other goals.

The Chicago Blackhawks have switched up their defensive pairings. The moves paid off as the Blackhawks defeated Detroit 7-1 Sunday. Duncan Keith was paired with Niklas Hjalmarsson while Brent Seabrook played alongside Nick Leddy and Johnny Oduya and Michal Rozsival made up the third unit. Keith leads the Chicago blueline with 21 points with 19 of his points assists. He should be active in all fantasy pools that use defensemen.

Duncan Keith scored his first goal of the campaign in a 2-1 overtime victory over the Red Wings Sunday. The blueliner's goal came on an early man-advantage and was assisted by Brent Seabrook and Marian Hossa. The game was tied 1-1 until Nick Leddy's overtime marker ended it. Jonathan Toews and Viktor Stalberg drew assists on the game-winner.

Duncan Keith thinks it's important for the Blackhawks to run as many skates as possible before the lockout officially ends and training camp begins. "The one thing that sticks out in my mind about having success in a 48-game season is getting off to a good start," Keith said. "That goes back to making sure we're ready to play that first game. That's going to start in practice and training camp right away. It's looking for perfection at practice and bringing it over to a game." Chicago got off to a great start last season, but they also suffered a prolonged losing streak. Consistency will be important in the shortened season and that's one aspect they'll have to focus on as the campaign progresses.

Duncan Keith, all-star defenseman for the Chicago Blackhawks, says the NHL lockout is embarrassing. "It's just embarrassing for everybody," he says. "There's a lot of talk for the fans. They're the ones who don't have a voice and aren't being heard in these negotiations. It's tough on them, but it's frustrating for players. We want to play hockey. It's what we've been doing since we've been young. But we understand the situation and what needs to be done and why we're not playing. We want a fair deal and we're not going to play until we get that."

Duncan Keith doesn't want to head to Europe just yet, but he hasn't ruled out the possibility. "It's a tough question to speculate when I'd want to head over there. Right now focused on staying in shape staying ready and interested in seeing what happens in the negotiations," Keith said. "As time goes on you worry about that more and you start to realize you need to get over there. But right now, I'm just focused on the now and working out and training." Keith finished second in the NHL last season by averaging 26:53 minutes of ice time per game.