Maybe the two busiest teams in free agency this past summer were the Blackhawks and Predators. The Hawks were looking for placeholders; the Preds were trying to win a championship. The Blackhawks are dead last in the standings. The Preds are third in the draft lottery order today.
There’s plenty of firepower on the other side tonight. And they have some good defensive centers to deal with the Blackhawks’ youngsters. The Preds’ record sucks, but this is a dangerous team.
Broadcast Info
Puck Drop: 7:00 PM CT
TV / Streaming: Chicago Sports Network (if/where available)
Radio: WGN 720 AM
Expected Lineups
Chicago Blackhawks
Tyler Bertuzzi — Connor Bedard— Frank Nazar
Colton Dach — Lukas Reichel — Nick Foligno
Teuvo Teräväinen — Jason Dickinson — Ilya Mikheyev
Taylor Hall — Ryan Donato — Pat Maroon
Alec Martinez — Seth Jones
Alex Vlasic — Louis Crevier
Nolan Allan — TJ Brodie
🥅 Arvid Söderblom
Nashville Predators
Filip Forsberg — Steven Stamkos — Jonathan Marchessault
Gustav Nyquist — Ryan O’Reilly — Vinnie Hinostroza
Tommy Novak — Fedor Svechkov — Zachary L’Heureux
Mark Jankowski — Michael McCarron — Colton Sissons
Roman Josi — Justin Barron
Brady Skjei — Nick Blankenburg
Spencer Stastney — Luke Schenn
🥅 Jusse Saros
Injury Report
Chicago Blackhawks
- Laurent Brossoit (knee) and Connor Murphy (groin) are on IR. Craig Smith (back) is day-to-day.
Nashville Predators
- Jeremy Lauzon, Cole Smith and Adam Wilsby are on IR. Luke Evangelista is out.
What to Watch For
- The Blackhawks were terrible in their last game. Lots more words about effort. Let’s see it.
- Bedard has only had one pointless game in his last 11. How about he keeps rolling tonight?
- The Hawks will need to keep an eye on the oft-suspended L’Heureux. He’s the guy who cheapshot punched Dach in the head and gave him a concussion last year. Dirty player.