NEWSLETTER
If you didn’t know by now, tonight’s game between the Blackhawks and Coyotes is not going to be broadcast on television. Can you blame the NHL? Well, yes, yes you can. But the game between the last two teams to get a win this season will be exclusively on ESPN+ and Hulu streaming services. There will also be a National broadcast team working the game tonight, so no Pat Foley and Eddie Olczyk, or their carousel of broadcasters on the call.
Fun fact: tonight is the first time the Blackhawks and Coyotes will play each other as divisional opponents since April 12, 1998 when the Coyotes were previously a member of the Central Division.
Chicago enters the game having won their last two contests to improve to 2-0-0 under interim head coach Derek King and 3-9-2 on the season. Arizona, who earned their first and only win of the season on November 6th against the Seattle Kraken, come into the game having lost 10 of their last 11 games in regulation.
Broadcast Info
Puck Drop: 7:30 p.m. CT
TV: ESPN+/Hulu (No TV broadcast tonight)
Radio: WGN 720 AM, TUDN 1200 AM (Spanish)
Expected Lineups
Blackhawks (3-9-2)
DeBrincat – Dach – Kane
Kubalík – Toews – Khaira
Borgström – Strome – Kurashev
Hardman – Carpenter – R. Johnson
Stillman – Jones
McCabe – Murphy
de Haan – Gustafsson
Fleury
Coyotes (1-11-1)
Ladd – Hayton – Keller
Crouse – Larsson – Kessel
Eriksson – Boyd – Fischer
Roussel – Beagle – Galchenyuk
Chychurn – Stralman
Gostisbehere – Mayo
Capobianco – Lyubushkin
Wedgewood
Injury Report
Blackhawks:
Caleb Jones (Week-to-Week – Wrist)
Brandon Hagel (Day-to-Day – Shoulder)
MacKenzie Entwistle (Week-to-Week – Ankle)
Tyler Johnson (COVID-19 Protocol)
Coyotes:
Nick Schmaltz (Week-to-Week – Upper Body)
Connor Timmins (Week-to-Week – Lower Body)
Ryan Dzingel (Week-to-Week – Upper Body)
Carter Hutton (Day-to-Day – Lower Body)
What To Watch For
• Marc-André Fleury gets the start in net for Chicago tonight. He has won his last five career starts against the Coyotes, recording two shutouts in the process. He is coming off his second win of the season after stopping 42 of 44 shots and two shootout attempts against his former Penguins club on Tuesday night.
• Seth Jones brings a five-game point-streak into tonight’s contest. He has a goal and four assists over his last five games and scored his first goal as a member of the Blackhawks on Tuesday night in the shootout win over the Penguins. Jones ranks second on the team with 12 points in 14 games this season and is currently tied with Brent Burns for the most assists by a defenseman in the NHL.
• Chicago and Arizona have a number of connections in tonight’s game. Former Coyotes 2015 third-overall pick Dylan Strome began his career in Arizona before coming to the Blackhawks in 2018. Strome has one goal and one assist in five games against his former club. Connor Murphy is also facing his former club, drafted by the Coyotes 20th overall in 2011. Murphy has faced Arizona eight times since coming to the Blackhawks and has two assists in those eight appearances. Former Blackhawks Stanley Cup Champion Andrew Ladd lines up against Chicago tonight for the 18th time in his career. Ladd has skated in 203 of his 962 career NHL regular season games in a Blackhawks sweater from 2008-10 and 2016. Ladd has two goals and an assist in 12 games this season with the Coyotes.
Get Caught Up
#Blackhawks fans, plan accordingly: Friday game vs. #Coyotes is streaming only. @ESPNPlus and @hulu will carry it.
(They sure know how to pick ’em.)— Jeff Agrest (@jeffreya22) November 8, 2021
Former #Blackhawks Andrew Ladd catching up with Patrick Kane. pic.twitter.com/IBLNv9D1sq
— Joe Brand (@Joe_Brand1) November 12, 2021
“Could have been easy with the coaching change to not play as hard or with as much energy, but it seems like it really lit a fire under us.”—Patrick Kane #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/cGMSlYoGkL
— Phillip Thompson (@_phil_thompson) November 12, 2021
Patrick Kane: "With Dach and DeBrincat, we could be a really good line. We could be one of the better lines in the league."
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) November 12, 2021
“The big thing for us … is coming out ready to play and doing all the little things. … If we don’t, then it’s the same situation where you’re back in your end, you’re back on your heels and you’re allowing them to dictate the game.”—Derek King on the game tonight vs. Arizona pic.twitter.com/0RMASu3xaU
— Phillip Thompson (@_phil_thompson) November 12, 2021
Patrick Kane: “The team is feeling confident. You can feel the relief and the excitement in the room that we have the potential to be a good team. Hopefully we can continue on.” #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/JraHvgZbGU
— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) November 12, 2021
Forward Jujhar Khaira talks about his first goal with the Blackhawks, playing alongside Toews, and Interim Head Coach Derek King on today’s ITLR @NHLBlackhawks #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/v2j5jHYjnq
— Genna Rose (@gennarosetv) November 12, 2021
Andre Tourigny: Alex Galchenyuk in, Dmitirij Jaskin out. Kyle Capobianco in, Cam Dineen out tonight for Coyotes at Chicago. Season debuts for both players after injuries/recovery.
— José M. Romero (@RomeroJoseM) November 12, 2021
