NEWSLETTER
The Chicago Blackhawks host the Seattle Kraken tonight, but before the puck drops at the United Center, Marian Hossa will sign a one-day contract to retire with the Blackhawks in a ceremony in the atrium. Also, Lukas Reichel is back with Chicago and in the lineup tonight!
Taking on the Kraken tonight 🦑 pic.twitter.com/RY3RyzWzHo
— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) April 7, 2022
Broadcast Info
Puck Drop: 7:30 p.m. CT
TV: NBC Sports Chicago
Radio: WGN 720 AM, TUDN 1200 AM (Spanish)
Expected Lineups
Blackhawks (24-35-11)
DeBrincat – Strome – Kane
Reichel – Toews – Dach
Kubalík – T. Johnson – Raddysh
Katchouk – R. Johnson – Lafferty
de Haan – S. Jones
C. Jones – McCabe
Vlasic – Gustafsson
Lankinen
Kraken (22-42-6)
Donato – Wennberg – Eberle
McCann – Sheahan – Kuhlman
Rask – Gourde – Lind
Donskoi – Geekie – Sprong
Dunn – Larsson
Oleksiak – Fleury
Soucy – Borgen
Grubauer
Driedger
Injury Report
Blackhawks:
Connor Murphy (LTIR – Concussion)
Jujhar Khaira (LTIR – Back)
Kraken:
Brandon Tanev (LTIR – knee)
What To Watch For
• Rookie Lukas Reichel will play his sixth game with the Blackhawks this season, but he’ll be doing it from a different position with Derek King playing him on the wing with Jonathan Toews and Kirby Dach on the second line. Reichel has been held without a point in his first five games in Chicago but has 49 points in 49 games with the Rockford IceHogs this season.
• Dylan Strome’s 20-point March netted him Blackhawks Player of the Month honors over teammate Patrick Kane who also had a scoring-hot March. Strome scored 10 goals and racked up 10 assists while shooting 30 percent for the month.
• The Blackhawks honor a legend tonight, with Marian Hossa signing a one-day contract to retire with the team before the game with Seattle. Hossa played eight seasons with the Blackhawks and was a part of all three Stanley Cups from the One Goal era.
Get Caught Up
Lukas Reichel is back with the Blackhawks and will see some time on the wing this time around, according to Derek King. https://t.co/4cpfwuWFJq
— Patrick K. Flowers (@PatrickKFlowers) April 6, 2022
"He works without the puck now. … And it's helped him. It's helped his offense. It's funny how that works."
– Derek King on Dylan Strome, who needs 1 goal to set a career high.More on Strome's remarkable season here:https://t.co/qEg3Em8B3p
— John Dietz (@johndietzdh) April 7, 2022
The Blackhawks have overhauled their season-ticketing process and offerings, and they say their fans are the driving voice behind the changes.https://t.co/0N4p2WHog2
— Patrick K. Flowers (@PatrickKFlowers) April 6, 2022
