The Blackhawks are set to face the Oilers in an exciting matchup at 10 p.m. ET. This game will be broadcast on CBC, SN1, TVAS2, and CHSN. Both teams enter the game with similar records, with the Blackhawks holding a record of 5-4-2 and the Oilers at 5-4-3.
Blackhawks vs. Oilers: Predicted Lineups Revealed
Blackhawks Projected Lineup
- Ryan Greene — Connor Bedard — Andre Burakovsky
- Teuvo Teravainen — Frank Nazar — Tyler Bertuzzi
- Ryan Donato — Colton Dach — Ilya Mikheyev
- Landon Slaggert — Nick Foligno
- Alex Vlasic — Sam Rinzel
- Matt Grzelcyk — Connor Murphy
- Wyatt Kaiser — Artyom Levshunov
- Goaltenders: Louis Crevier, Spencer Knight, Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: Sam Lafferty
Injured: Laurent Brossoit (hip), Jason Dickinson (upper body)
Oilers Projected Lineup
- Ryan Nugent-Hopkins — Connor McDavid — Andrew Mangiapane
- Vasily Podkolzin — Leon Draisaitl — Jack Roslovic
- Matthew Savoie — Adam Henrique — Trent Frederic
- Isaac Howard — Noah Philp — Curtis Lazar
- Mattias Ekholm — Evan Bouchard
- Darnell Nurse — Jake Walman
- Brett Kulak — Ty Emberson
- Goaltenders: Stuart Skinner, Calvin Pickard
Scratched: Troy Stecher, David Tomasek
Injured: Zach Hyman (wrist), Mattias Janmark (undisclosed), Kasperi Kapanen (knee), Alec Regula (undisclosed)
Status Updates
Ilya Mikheyev is expected to rejoin the Blackhawks after missing two games due to an upper-body injury. He will replace Jason Dickinson, who aggravated a previous injury in a recent loss to the Winnipeg Jets.
The Blackhawks will employ an 11 forwards and 7 defensemen strategy, with Colton Dach shifting from right wing to center for the third line.
Conversely, the Oilers will revert to a conventional lineup of 12 forwards and 6 defensemen. Noah Philp returns to the lineup in place of Tomasek, who has been scratched.
