Blackhawks at Flames – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

The Calgary Flames have won their last four games and are desperately trying to salvage a season that has seen a lot of in-fighting. The Blackhawks, meanwhile, control their own destiny in the 2023 NHL Draft Lottery; they come into Tuesday night’s game with the worst record and point percentage in the league. It appears both organizations want the same outcome tonight. The players, on the other hand, all want to win.

Broadcast Info

Puck Drop: 8:00 PM CT
TV: NBCSN
Radio: WGN 720 AM

Expected Lineups

Chicago Blackhawks 

Lukas Reichel — Jonathan Toews — Andreas Athanasiou 
Tyler Johnson — Jason Dickinson — Taylor Raddysh
Boris Katchouk — Jujhar Khaira — Joey Anderson
Reese Johnson — Mackenzie Entwistle — Austin Wagner

Caleb Jones — Seth Jones
Alex Vlasic — Connor Murphy
Jarred Tinordi — Ian Mitchell

🥅 Petr Mrazek

Calgary Flames

Andrew Mangiapane – Elias Lindholm – Tyler Toffoli
Jonathan Huberdeau – Mikael Backlund – Blake Coleman
Nick Ritchie – Nazem Kadri – Dillon Dube
Milan Lucic – Trevor Lewis – Walker Duehr

MacKenzie Weeger – Rasmus Andersson
Noah Hanifin – Chris Tanev
Nikita Zadorov – Troy Strecher

🥅 Jakob Markström

Injury Report

Chicago Blackhawks

  • The Blackhawks continue to be without Cole Guttman, Colin Blackwell and Philipp Kurashev, whose seasons are over.
  • Calgary Flames

  • No players on IR.
  • What to Watch For

  • Calgary needs this one; the Blackhawks do not. But the Blackhawks have hung around in games against teams with playoff aspirations lately. Will there be another second period implosion from Chicago?
  • The clock is ticking for Alex Vlasic to go back to Rockford. Will they continue to skate him heavy minutes?
  • How does Jonathan Toews look in his second game back in the lineup?
  • The Blackhawks will go with Ian Mitchell and Jarred Tinordi draws back into the lineup tonight. How will the defense sort itself out?
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