We’ll see if the Blackhawks can string together two straight good games with a very good — but struggling — Carolina Hurricanes team in town. And you know who could probably give the Blackhawks an in-depth scouting report? Teuvo Teräväinen.
A couple notes on the lineup you’re going to read below: Pat Maroon is dealing with a back issue so he gets the night off and Philipp Kurashev will draw back in. You’ll also note the coaches are swapping Frank Nazar and Tyler Bertuzzi to the opposite wings from where they started last game. Interim head coach Anders Sorensen said this morning that line will flow with the game but they like that they can both play either side.
Broadcast Info
Puck Drop: 7:30 PM CT
TV / Streaming: Chicago Sports Network (if/where available)
Radio: WGN 720 AM
Expected Lineups
Chicago Blackhawks
Frank Nazar — Connor Bedard— Tyler Bertuzzi
Colton Dach — Lukas Reichel — Nick Foligno
Teuvo Teräväinen — Jason Dickinson — Ilya Mikheyev
Taylor Hall — Ryan Donato — Philipp Kurashev
Alec Martinez — Seth Jones
Alex Vlasic — Louis Crevier
Wyatt Kaiser — TJ Brodie
🥅 Petr Mrázek
Carolina Hurricanes
Andrei Svechnikov — Sebastian Aho — Jackson Blake
Jack Roslovic — Jack Drury — Martin Necas
Jordan Martinook — Jordan Staal — Seth Jarvis
Juha Jaaska — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Eric Robinson
Jaccob Slavin — Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere — Sean Walker
🥅 Freddie Andersen
Injury Report
Chicago Blackhawks
- Laurent Brossoit (knee) and Connor Murphy (groin) are on IR. Craig Smith (back) is still out. Pat Maroon (back) is getting the night off.
Carolina Hurricanes
- Jesper Fast is on IR. William Carrier and Tyson Jost are out.
What to Watch For
- The Blackhawks have been talking about stringing together good periods into good games. They won a great game against Vegas their last time out. Let’s see a second straight good effort.
- Bedard, Nazar and Bertuzzi have been really good together. Can Nazar get one into the net tonight?
- Reichel made a gorgeous play offensively against Vegas. Hopefully his confidence stays high and he stays in that mindset.
- Carolina did not have a morning skate. Let’s see if the Blackhawks can get out to a fast start.