LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 30: Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Brent Seabrook (7) during the NHL regular season hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif.

Blackhawks make Seabrook a healthy scratch vs. Kings

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Brent Seabrook will be a healthy scratch for the second time in his career on Sunday when the Chicago Blackhawks take on the Los Angeles Kings, according to The Athletic's Mark Lazerus.

The veteran blue-liner has scored one goal through nine games this season while averaging 17:39 of ice time.

Fellow defenseman Dennis Gilbert, the Blackhawks' 90th overall selection in the 2015 draft, will draw in for Seabrook.

"We want to get Gilbert in, and it's a back-to-back," head coach Jeremy Colliton said of the decision, according to The Athletic's Scott Powers. "It's a good opportunity to give Seabs a rest and see what Gilbert has."

The 34-year-old Seabrook still has five years left on the eight-year, $55-million contract he signed in 2015.

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