Blackhawks at Kraken – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

Apr 08, 2023

The Blackhawks finish off their last multi-game road trip of the 2022-23 regular season with the always exciting 9 PM CT start on a Saturday night. Because why get a good night’s rest with Easter on Sunday? Chicago will look to continue their losing ways while the Kraken will look to continue strengthening their position in the postseason. Seattle is in the playoffs for the first time, but can they catch the Kings for third in the Pacific?

Broadcast Info

Puck Drop: 9:00 PM CT
TV: NBCSN
Radio: WGN 720 AM

Expected Lineups

Chicago Blackhawks

Lukas Reichel — Andreas Athanasiou — Anders Bjork
Tyler Johnson — Jonathan Toews — Jason Dickinson
Boris Katchouk — Jujhar Khaira — Joey Anderson
Reese Johnson — Mackenzie Entwistle — TBD

Caleb Jones — Seth Jones
Alex Vlasic — Connor Murphy
Andreas Englund — Ian Mitchell

🥅 Alex Stalock

Seattle Kraken

Jared McCann – Matty Beniers – Jordan Eberle
Jaden Schwartz – Alex Wennberg – Oliver Bjorkstrand
Eeli Tolvanen – Yanni Gourde – Jesper Frödén
Brandon Tanev – Morgan Geekie – Daniel Sprong

Vince Dunn – Adam Larsson
Jamie Oleksiak – William Borgen
Carson Soucy – Justin Schultz

🥅 Philipp Grubauer

Injury Report

Chicago Blackhawks

The Blackhawks continue to be without Cole Guttman, Colin Blackwell and Philipp Kurashev, whose seasons are over. It now appears Taylor Raddysh‘s season is over as well.

Seattle Kraken

Joonas Donskoi and Andre Burakovsky are on IR.

What to Watch For

In their second season in the NHL, the Kraken have clinched a playoff berth. Will they take their foot off the gas now that they’re assured of a postseason spot? They’re four points back of the LA Kings with four games remaining (LA has three left).

The Kraken have actually been a better team on the road this season (25-10-4) than they have been at home (19-16-4).

The Blackhawks are 1-9-0 in their last ten, which is tied with Anaheim for the worst mark over the last 10 games entering Saturday in the NHL.

Get Caught Up

Seattle Will Be Lukas Reichel's Last Game With The #Blackhawks This Season https://t.co/3hSDoy5OZz pic.twitter.com/mR1rBkg92n— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) April 8, 2023

#Blackhawks Taylor Raddysh's Regular Season is Overhttps://t.co/hkNczCaoCy pic.twitter.com/d4ClAQvVUG
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) April 8, 2023

How about 16 (SIXTEEN!) NHL games today AND the #FrozenFour NCAA Championship game? pic.twitter.com/mnTRn6U2LZ— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) April 8, 2023

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Tab Bamford

Tab Bamford has been writing about the Chicago Blackhawks for almost two decades. He joined Bleacher Nation as the lead Blackhawks writer in May 2022. Tab is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and is the author of three books about the Blackhawks: "The Future: Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks' New Era,"(Triumph Books),"100 Things Blackhawks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die" (Triumph Books) and "Chicago Blackhawks: An Illustrated Timeline" (Reedy Press, 2021). Find him on Twitter/X/Instagram/Threads at @The1Tab

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