NEWSLETTER
Ticket sales indicate that it will be a packed house in Ottawa as Anton Forsberg and the Senators welcome the Chicago Blackhawks into town for Hockey Night in Canada. Patrick Kane is on the prowl for the sole possession of the second spot on the Chicago Blackhawks’ all-time scoring list tonight.
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Broadcast Info
Puck Drop: 6:00 p.m. CT
TV: NBC Sports Chicago, ESPN+ (out-of-market)
Radio: WGN 720 AM, TUDN 1200 AM (Spanish)
Expected Lineups
Blackhawks (21-30-8)
DeBrincat – Strome – Kane
Hagel – Toews – Dach
Kubalík – Johnson – Kurashev
Borgström – Carpenter – Lafferty
de Haan – S. Jones
McCabe – Murphy
Stillman – Regula
Lankinen
Senators (21-31-5)
Tkachuk – Norris – C. Brown
Formenton – Stützle – Gaudette
Paul – White – Sanford
Kelly – Gambrell – Watson
Chabot – Zub
Holden – Zaitsev
Brannstrom – J. Brown
Forsberg
Gustavsson
Injury Report
Blackhawks:
Jujhar Khaira (LTIR – Back Spasms)
Senators:
Drake Batherson (IR – Ankle)
Shane Pinto (IR – Shoulder)
What To Watch For
• The Blackhawks will see their old friend, Adam Gaudette, when they play the Senators on Saturday evening. Gaudette was claimed by Ottawa on waivers on November 27 and has logged 12 points (4G, 8A) in 26 games with the Senators.
• Patrick Kane is white-hot entering tonight’s contest with 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in his last five games, and Kane can pass Bobby Hull for sole possession of second place on the Blackhawks’ all-time points list with a point tonight against the Senators.
• Dylan Strome has six goals in his last five games, and Alex DeBrincat has five goals in his previous five games.
• The Blackhawks will see another old friend tonight in Anton Forsberg. The Sens goaltender played 35 games for the Blackhawks during the 2017-18 season and spent the 2018-19 season in Rockford before trading Forsberg and Gustav Forsling for Calvin de Haan and Aleksi Saarela in 2019. Forsberg came to Chicago in the Artemi Panarin trade in 2017. Forsberg is 13-10-2 with a 2.70 GAA and .921 save percentage for the Sens this season.
Get Caught Up
Alex DeBrincat's snipe of a goal in Winnipeg back on Feb. 14 prompted a great postgame quote by Connor Murphy about the nuances of DeBrincat's shooting ability.
I decided to ask all the Hawks' defensemen that same question.
Here's what they said: https://t.co/UNHWsnPBzV
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) March 12, 2022
Fleury starts for Blackhawks tonight vs. Senators.
Lineup TBD, King said he has a decision he hasn't made yet.
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) March 12, 2022
Kyle Davidson was a little bit of a social media star last week. What’s it been like making himself more visible to the fanbase?
He opens up to @BoyleNBCS and @CRoumeliotis on the latest #Blackhawks Talk Podcast: https://t.co/77rl8ZNMTK
— Blackhawks Talk (@NBCSBlackhawks) March 12, 2022
