Pre-Gamin’: Blackhawks at Oilers (9:00 PM CT) – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread
Yeah, the Blackhawks get to finish off the “first half” of their season (ie the last game before the All-Star break) in Edmonton against an Oilers team that is sitting one point in front of Calgary in fourth in the Pacific Division. And the Oilers lost their last game, at home, in overtime to the… Columbus Blue Jackets. Does that mean they’re vulnerable? Sure. Does that mean they’ll likely have a little extra motivation to hang onto that four-seed in their division into the break? Absolutely.
Broadcast Info
Puck Drop: 9:00 PM CT
TV: NBCSN
Radio: WGN 720 AM
Expected Lineups
Chicago Blackhawks
Andreas Athanasiou — Jason Dickinson — Patrick Kane
Philipp Kurashev — Max Domi — Taylor Raddysh
Sam Lafferty — Jonathan Toews — Luke Philp
Boris Katchouk — MacKenzie Entwistle — Reese Johnson
Jake McCabe — Seth Jones
Jack Johnson — Connor Murphy
Ian Mitchell — Caleb Jones
🥅 Jaxson Stauber
Edmonton Oilers
Dylan Holloway – Connor McDavid – Zach Hyman
Evander Kane – Leon Draisaitl – Derek Ryan
Klim Kostin – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Mattias Janmark
Warren Foegele – Ryan McLeod – Jesse Puljujarvi
Darnell Nurse – Ceci
Brett Kulak – Tyson Barrie
Evan Broberg – Evan Bouchard
🥅 Stuart Skinner
Injury Report
Chicago Blackhawks
Jarred Tinordi, Jujhar Khaira and Tyler Johnson are on IR. Alex Stalock is still in concussion protocol.
Edmonton Oilers
Kailer Yamamoto, Oscar Klefbom, Mike Smith and Ryan Murray are on IR.
What to Watch For
- Connor McDavid.
- The Oilers won the first two meetings between these teams, both in Chicago, 6-5 in late-October and 5-4 on Nov. 30. Chicago has seen both of Edmonton’s netminders and scored well against them this season.
