Chicago Blackhawks forward Andrew Shaw is expected to play against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday after missing three games with an upper-body injury, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said Tuesday.

“I think Shawzy is going to skate with us today,” Quenneville said on “The Coach Q Show” on WGN-720 AM on Tuesday morning. “He’s been skating on own, and he’s been working out on his own. And he wants to play; he wanted to play last game. We expect him to be playing [Wednesday] night.”

Shaw has three goals, three assists and is a minus-4 in 18 games this season.

Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp is also close to returning to game action, according to Quenneville. He said Sharp could play against the St. Louis Blues on Dec. 3. Sharp has been out since suffering a lower-body injury Nov. 4. He was expected to miss 3-4 weeks.

“Sharpie has been skating,” Quenneville said on his show. “It looks like he’s going to be close to be playing here at the end of this trip. I would likely see him starting when we get back playing when we got St. Louis in the next week.”

Sharp has three goals, six assists and is a minus-2 in 13 games this season.

The Blackhawks have three games remaining on their six-game road trip. They’re 2-1-0 on the trip.