NEWSLETTER
The Chicago Blackhawks are back in action tonight, kicking off a three-game slate of action this week, the final three games before the March 21 trade deadline. This will be the final three games for Kyle Davidson and his front office to evaluate their current talent on the roster and possibly the last times we see certain players skate in a Blackhawks’ sweater.
The week kicks off with a rematch of last week’s heartbreak against the Bruins tonight at the United Center.
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— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) March 15, 2022
Puck Drops and Broadcast Info
• Blackhawks vs. Bruins — Tuesday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. CT
TV: NBCSCH
Radio: WGN 720 AM
• Blackhawks at Wild — Saturday, March 19 at 1:00 p.m. CT
TV: NBCSCH
Radio: WGN 720 AM
• Blackhawks vs. Jets — Sunday, March 20 at 6:00 p.m. CT
TV: NBCSCH+
Radio: WGN 720 AM
Blackhawks Expected Lines
Blackhawks (22-30-8, 52 points)
DeBrincat – Strome – Kane
Hagel – Toews – Dach
Kubalík – Carpenter – Lafferty
Borgström – Kurashev – Entwistle
de Haan – S. Jones
C. Jones – McCabe
Stillman – Regula
Fleury
Lankinen
Blackhawks Injury Report
Connor Murphy (Concussion)
Tyler Johnson (Concussion)
Jujhar Khaira (IR – Back)
Blackhawks Tale of the Tape
Powerplay
20.4% (16th)
Penalty-Kill
75.6% (20th)
Faceoffs
48.5% (21st)
Goals Per Game
2.63 (27th)
Goals Against Per Game
3.43 (25th)
Top Scorers
Patrick Kane: 68 PTS (19 G, 49 A)
Alex DeBrincat: 55 PTS (34 G, 21 A)
Seth Jones: 39 PTS (3 G, 36 A)
Meet the Opponents
Boston Bruins (36-18-5, 77 points)
• Powerplay: 25.0% (4th)
• Penalty-Kill: 81.2% (11th)
• Faceoffs: 53.5% (4th)
• Goals Per Game: 3.02 (15th)
• Goals Against Per Game: 2.68 (5th)
• Top Scorers: David Pastrnak – 60 points (33 G, 27 A), Brad Marchand – 57 points (23 G, 34 A), Patrice Bergeron – 44 points (16 G, 28 A)
Projected Lines
Marchand – Bergeron – Debrusk
Hall – Haula – Pastrnak
Frederic – Coyle – Smith
Foligno – Nosek – Lazar
Reilly – McAvoy
Grzelcyk – Carlo
Forbort – Clifton
Ullmark
Swayman
Injury Report
Urho Vaakinainen (IR – Undisclosed)
Jakub Zboril (IR – ACL)
Minnesota Wild (34-20-4, 72 points)
• Powerplay: 19.9% (18th)
• Penalty-Kill: 76.0% (24th)
• Faceoffs: 47.1% (30th)
• Goals Per Game: 3.67 (4th)
• Goals Against Per Game: 3.26 (22nd)
• Top Scorers: Kirill Kaprizov – 73 points (30 G, 43 A), Mats Zuccarello- 60 points (19 G, 41 A), Kevin Fiala – 54 points (20 G, 34 A)
Projected Lines
Kaprizov – Hartman – Zuccarello
Fiala – Gaudreau – Boldy
Greenway – Eriksson Ek – Foligno
Duhaime – Dewar – Bjugstad
Brodin – Dumba
Goligoski – Spurgeron
Merrill – Kulikov
Talbot
Kahkonen
Injury Report
None
Winnipeg Jets (27-23-10, 64 points)
• Powerplay: 21.6% (13th)
• Penalty-Kill: 76.8% (21st)
• Faceoffs: 50.7% (13th)
• Goals Per Game: 3.02 (16th)
• Goals Against Per Game: 3.05 (17th)
• Top Scorers: Kyle Connor – 69 points (33 G, 27 A), Mark Scheifele – 51 points (22 G, 29 A), Pierre-Luc Dubois – 47 points (24 G, 23 A)
Projected Lines
Stasny – Scheifele – Wheeler
Connor – Dubois – Ehlers
Harkins – Lowry – Svechnikov
Brooks – Toninato – Vesalainen
Morrissey – Demelo
Dillon – Pionk
Stanley – Schmidt
Hellebuyck
Comrie
Injury Report
Andrew Copp (Day-to-Day – Undisclosed)
Nathan Beaulieu (IR – Lower Body)
Dylan Samberg (IR – Upper Body)
Cole Perfetti (IR – Upper Body)
Bryan Little (LTIR – Concussion)
One-Timers
• Patrick Kane has 10 points in his last three contests (1G, 9A), and his linemates Dylan Strome (6) and Alex DeBrincat (6) have a combined 12 points over their last three games. Strome has four goals and two assists, and DeBrincat has two goals and four assists.
• Patrick Kane’s recent scoring wave has him at 68 points on the season. Kane needs just two points to record his 10th season with 70-plus points. Kane has logged 70-plus points in five of the last six seasons, missing that threshold by just four points last year in the shortened (56 games) season.
• A rematch with the Boston Bruins looms this evening with the Blackhawks looking for revenge after dropping a heartbreaker to the Bruins at the TD Garden last week. Boston scored the game-winning goal with just 17 seconds left in the third period in that game. Brandon Hagel had two goals against the Bruins.
