Pre-Gamin’: Blackhawks vs. Kraken (1:00 CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread, More

After a big energy victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night, the Blackhawks will play host to the Seattle Kraken this afternoon at the United Center in some good ol’ fashioned matinee hockey.

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Broadcast Info

Puck Drop: 1:00 p.m. CT
TV: NBC Sports Chicago
Radio: WGN 720 AM

Expected Lineups

Chicago Blackhawks (2-2-0)

Andreas Athanasiou — Max Domi — Patrick Kane
Tyler Johnson — Jonathan Toews — Taylor Raddysh
Philipp Kurashev — Sam Lafferty — MacKenzie Entwistle
Colin Blackwell — Jujhar Khaira — Reese Johnson

Jack Johnson — Seth Jones
Jarred Tinordi — Connor Murphy
Jake McCabe — Filip Roos

Alex Stalock

Seattle Kraken (2-2-2)

Jaden Schwarz — Matthew Beniers — Jordan Eberle
Andre Burakovsky — Alexander Wennberg — Oliver Björkstrand
Jared McCann — Yanni Gourde — Karson Kuhlman
Ryan Donato — Shane Wright — Brandon Tanev

Vince Dunn — Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak — Justin Schultz
Carson Soucy â€” William Borgen

Philipp Grubauer

Injury Report

Chicago Blackhawks

Petr Mrazek is dealing with a groin injury and was placed on IR this morning. Arvid Söderblom was recalled to serve as the backup to Alex Stalock. Still no Boris Katchouk or Ian Mitchell.

Detroit Red Wings

Joonas Donskoi (upper body) is expected to miss this weekend. Ryan Winterton (shoulder) and Chris Driedger (knee) are on IR for Seattle.

What to Watch For

  • Alex Stalock will be in net for the Blackhawks with Petr Mrazek nursing a groin injury. Stalock allowed just one goal against the Golden Knights last week and kept the Red Wings off the board in 22-plus minutes of ice time after replacing Mrazek on Friday night.
  • The Kraken enter today’s contest ranked 22nd in goals scored per game (2.83), and Stalock leads the NHL in GAA (0.75) among goaltenders that have played in more than one game this season.
  • Sam Lafferty leads all Blackhawks skaters with five points through four games. Lafferty has logged two goals and three assists entering play.
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