Blackhawks vs Wild – Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

Apr 10, 2023

The beginning is the end in some cases, and tonight will offer us a unique juxtaposition of those realities as Jonathan Toews plays in what might be the penultimate home game of his Blackhawks career for the Blackhawks while highly-touted defense prospect Brock Faber makes his NHL debut just two days after losing in the NCAA championship game with the University of Minnesota. Chicago sent Lukas Reichel and Alex Vlasic back to Rockford on Monday morning, so it’s Buddy Robinson time folks!

Broadcast Info

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

Expected Lineups

Chicago Blackhawks

Tyler Johnson — Jonathan Toews — Jason Dickinson
Anders Bjork — Andreas Athanasiou — Buddy Robinson
Boris Katchouk — Jujhar Khaira — Joey Anderson
Austin Wagner — Mackenzie Entwistle — Reese Johnson

Caleb Jones — Seth Jones
Wyatt Kaiser — Connor Murphy
Andreas Englund — Nikita Zaitsev

🥅 Alex Stalock

Minnesota Wild

Marcus Johansson – Frédérick Gaudreau – Matthew Boldy
Gustav Nyquist – Sam Steel – Marcus Foligno
Nic Petan – Marco Rossi – Ryan Hartman
Brandon Duhaime – Connor Dewar – Ryan Reaves

Jacob Middleton – Calen Addison
Alex Goligoski – Brock Faber
Jon Merrill – John Klingberg

🥅 Filip Gustavsson

Injury Report

Chicago Blackhawks

The Blackhawks continue to be without Taylor Raddysh, Cole Guttman, Colin Blackwell and Philipp Kurashev, whose seasons are over.

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota didn’t travel a few guys but that’s because they’re staying healthy for the playoffs.

What to Watch For

Jonathan Toews.

Faber making his NHL debut tonight is pretty cool. He’s from Minnesota and went to the University of Minnesota but got drafted by the LA Kings. The Wild brought him home in the trade that sent Kevin Fiala to LA.

Get Caught Up

The #Blackhawks have 2 remaining home games. If this is indeed the end of the line for CAPTAIN Jonathan Toews, let's show him a little appreciation. The sure-fire Hall of Famer is a true Blackhawks Legend. pic.twitter.com/7qheIKSDZs— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) April 9, 2023

Alex Stalock Named #Blackhawks Masterton Trophy Nominee https://t.co/BySRLX5fBP pic.twitter.com/azUK20fE2D— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) April 10, 2023

#Blackhawks announce Buddy Robinson has been called up to join the NHL squad. Reichel & Vlasic head back to Rockford pic.twitter.com/2hUyrLpnOD— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) April 10, 2023

Refs for @mnwild @NHLBlackhawks are Tom Chmielewski #18 and Steve Kozari #40. Tonight's officials: https://t.co/tFnzbvJTlf #MINvsCHI #MNWild #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/d1OR6RWwfl— Scouting The Refs (@ScoutingTheRefs) April 10, 2023

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— Michael Russo (@RussoHockey) April 10, 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 two books about the Blackhawks: "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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