NEWSLETTER
Following a 2-1 win on Tuesday night, the Chicago Blackhawks look to complete the two-game series sweep against the Carolina Hurricanes tonight. Chicago is 2-1-1 against the Hurricanes this season and when facing an opponent for a second-straight time this season, Chicago is 11-4-2 in the second matchup. To go even further, when taking at least a point in the first game of the double feature as Chicago did on Tuesday night, they’re undefeated on the year in the second game with a 7-0-1 record.
Chicago needs all the points they can get from here on out. They are tied with the Nashville Predators for fourth-place in the Central Division with 39 points each, but Nashville holds the tiebreaker based on regulation wins. Following tonight’s game against Carolina, the Blackhawks will have their next ten games all against teams that they are even with or ahead of in the Central Division playoff chase. Chicago comes into the game with a three-point cushion over the Columbus Blue Jackets and a seven-point cushion over the Dallas Stars. All three teams (Nashville, Dallas, Columbus) are in action tonight along with the Blackhawks.
Broadcast Info
Puck Drop: 7:00 p.m. CT
TV: NBCSCH, NBCSN
Radio: WGN 720 AM / TUDN 1200 AM
Expected Lineups
Blackhawks (17-15-5, 39 pts)
DeBrincat – Suter – Kane
Kubalík – Kämpf – Hagel
Janmark – Dach – Strome
Carpenter – Söderberg – Kurashev
Keith – Boqvist
de Haan – Kalynuk
Murphy– Zadorov
Lankinen
Subban
Hurricanes (23-8-3, 49 pts)
McGinn – Aho – Necas
Svechnikov – Trocheck – Fast
Niederreiter – Staal – Foegele
Martinook – Lorentz – Paquette
Slavin – Hamilton
Skjei – Pesce
Fleury – Bean
Nedeljkovic
Reimer
Injury Report
Blackhawks:
Brent Seabrook (LTIR – Retirement)
Zack Smith (LTIR – Back)
Andrew Shaw (LTIR – Concussion)
Alex Nylander (LTIR – Knee)
Jonathan Toews (LTIR – Illness)
Hurricanes:
Petr Mrazek (Week-to-week – Thumb)
Teuvo Teravainen (Day-to-day – Concussion)
Betting Odds
The Blackhawks are +1.5 point underdogs against the Hurricanes tonight, and find themselves at +145 on the moneyline according to the DraftKings Illinois Sportsbook. You can go right here to sign up and make a bet.
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What To Watch For
• After getting the 2-1 win on Tuesday night, Kevin Lankinen is back in net for the Blackhawks tonight. He is 2-1-1 against the Hurricanes this season with a .917 save percentage in those games. Lankinen is 3-1-0 with a .958 save percentage, 1.52 GAA and one shutout over his last four games. Among goalies with 20 appearances during the 2021 season, Lankinen is fifth in the league with a .921 save percentage.
• Alex DeBrincat has at least one point in five-straight games against Carolina with three goals and four assists in that stretch. Patrick Kane leads the team with nine points against the Hurricanes this season and has a five-game point streak heading into tonight’s contest.
• With an assist in his return to the Carolina lineup on Tuesday, Vincent Trocheck has now registered at least a point in each of his last seven games played, with four goals and five assists in that stretch of play. He has 25 points in 25 games this season for Carolina.
Get Caught Up …
Cristobal Huet is in the Blackhawks starters' crease.
Just kidding, it's Lankinen.
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) April 1, 2021
Kane on the Hurricanes:
"They know they're good, so they play aggressively and they're not shy about doing it."
"We can use that to our advantage, too, if they're overaggressive."
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) April 1, 2021
Colliton on tomorrow vs. Canes: "We want to try to get more off our breakout…we think there's more out there for us. We've got to execute a little bit, win a few more races, but what we want to capture is the compete level and how hard we defended and kept them to the outside."
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) March 31, 2021
Kane on DeBrincat: "He's competitive at everything, he wants to win everything and he's happy when he does. It's almost like a little kid when he wins at something. They're always so happy; you get the same feeling with him."
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) April 1, 2021
