Phillips set career highs in both games played (33) and assists (6) in 2023-24 and has earned himself a one-year, two-way contract to remain with Chicago. The 22-year-old mobile defensemen has struggled defensively in his three NHL seasons with a collective -37 plus/minus in just 53 career games played but will look to improve that ugly number when he takes on an expected bigger role in 2024-25.
Phillips will for in for Louis Crevier as Chicago looks to get some fresh legs into their lineup for the tail-end of their back-to-back. Phillips has no goals and six assists in 32 games this season.
Jarred Tinordi will draw back into the Blackhawks lineup on Monday, as Phillips will serve as a healthy scratch. Phillips played for only the third time in the last eight games on Saturday and registered a -2 plus/minus, one shot, and two hits in 14:53 time-on-ice.
Louis Crevier will be out of the lineup on Wednesday due to an upper-body injury, allowing Phillips to draw back in. Phillips has been out of the lineup for the last three games and had one point (0G / 1A), a -3 plus/minus, and 10 hits in five games before that.
Phillips has yet to score through 29 games this season and has six assists and an ugly -22 plus/minus and finds himself the odd man out of the Blackhawks' lineup on Thursday. He will be replaced by Jarred Tinordi who is coming off a groin injury.
Phillips will fill in for Louis Crevier, who will be a healthy scratch on Thursday. Reichel has no goals and five assists in 24 games this season.
Jarred Tinordi will draw into the Blackhawks' lineup on Wednesday against the Seattle Kraken in favour of Phillips. Phillips played the last three games for the Blackhawks, registering five hits, and a -4 plus/minus.
Phillips played only 5:56 time-on-ice on Sunday, his first game action in five games, recording a -1 plus/minus rating. He will be a healthy scratch for the Blackhawks on Tuesday against the Edmonton Oilers.
With Nikita Zaitsev away from the team, tending to a personal matter, Phillips will draw back into the lineup for the Blackhawks. In his only game this season, Phillips played 17:25 time-on-ice, recorded one shot, four penalty minutes, and a -1 plus/minus.
Phillips has been a healthy scratch for all eight of Chicago's games so far in 2023-24 but will make his season debut Monday vs. Arizona. The 22-year-old defenseman is Chicago's 2020 fifth-round pick (141st overall) and had a goal, four assists, 16 SOG, five PIMs, and a -10 plus/minus in 16 games played in 2022-23.
Phillips was poised to make the Blackhawks for opening night but has been assigned to the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) for the start of the 2023-24 campaign. The 22-year-old was Chicago's 2020 fifth-round pick (141st overall) and had a goal, four assists, five PIMs, and a -10 plus/minus in a short 16-game showing in 2022-23. He returns to Rockford where he also had six goals and 23 assists in 51 games last season.
Phillips last played for the Blackhawks' on January 21st but will draw back into the lineup Tuesday as a replacement for Ian Mitchell. Phillips has one goal, three assists, 13 SOG, five PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 11 games with the Blackhawks this season.
Phillips has four goals, 16 assists, 36 PIMs and a +14 plus/minus through 33 games with the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) and has been recalled Wednesday to Chicago. Phillips is back with the Blackhawks, where he had a goal and three assists with a -7 plus/minus through 11 games.
Phillips had a goal, three assists, five PIMs and a -7 plus/minus through 11 games with the Blackhawks but will head back down to Rockford (AHL) Monday after he was reassigned there by Chicago. Phillips was successful in his previous stint in Rockford, with three goals, 14 assists and 32 PIMs in 25 games prior to earning his promotion.
