The Chicago Blackhawks (11-9-5) kick off a four-game West Coast road trip against the Vegas Golden Knights (11-6-8) at T-Mobile Arena on Tuesday night.
Last time out, the Blackhawks clawed their way back from an early 3-0 deficit to defeat the Anaheim Ducks 5-3 and snap a five-game losing streak on Sunday. Connor Bedard led the charge with a four-point effort, scoring two goals and adding two assists in the comeback win. Bedard is now third in the NHL with 37 points on the season. Tyler Bertuzzi, Ryan Greene, and Colton Dach were responsible for the other three goals against Anaheim.
The Golden Knights are coming off a 4-3 win over the San Jose Sharks on Saturday to snap their own four-game losing skid. Tomas Hertl scored twice, while Colton Sissons and Mitch Marner also found the back of the net. Carl Lindblom stopped 18 of 21 shots faced to record his first NHL win in net.
Vegas has been slightly underwhelming to start the season, losing 14 of its opening 25 contests. Still, they currently sit third in the Pacific Division with 30 points and are only three points behind the first-place Ducks.
Here’s everything to note before puck drops at 9:00 p.m. CT in Las Vegas.
Blackhawks Regular Season Notes (Last Five Games)
Well, that wasn’t very good. The Blackhawks suffered their worst loss of the season in the back end of their back-to-back, falling 9-3 to the Buffalo Sabres in embarrassing fashion. It’s the first time the Blackhawks have allowed nine goals in a game since 2011.
The Blackhawks went toe-to-toe with the NHL’s top team, the Colorado Avalanche, but still had their losing streak extended to three games. Scott Wedgewood got the better of Spencer Knight in a goaltending duel at the United Center.
Another red-hot Central Division opponent, the Minnesota Wild, came into the United Center on Wednesday. Similar to Sunday, the Blackhawks outplayed the Wild for most of the night, but their losing streak was extended to four games with a 4-3 overtime loss. Another controversial call helped Kirill Kaprizov net the overtime winner on the power play.
The losing streak has reached five games after another one-goal loss on home ice to a Central Division opponent. The Blackhawks lost 4-3 to the last-place Nashville Predators. It’s been a dreadful start to the four-game homestand.
Connor Bedard exploded for his third four-point performance of the season to lift the Blackhawks to a 5-3 comeback victory over the Anaheim Ducks. Finally, the losing streak has ended.
Projected Blackhawks Lineup
Forward Lines
Ryan Greene — Connor Bedard – Andre Burakovsky
Teuvo Tervainen — Frank Nazar — Tyler Bertuzzi
Ryan Donato — Jason Dickinson — Ilya Mikheyev
Colton Dach — Oliver Moore
Defensive Pairings
Alex Vlasic-Louis Crevier
Wyatt Kaiser-Artyom Levshunov
Matt Grzelcyk-Connor Murphy
Sam Rinzel
Scratched
F — Sam Lafferty, F — Landon Slaggert
Injured
F — Nick Foligno (hand)
Golden Knights Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Reilly Smith
Mitch Marner — Brett Howden — Mark Stone
Pavel Dorofeyev– Tomas Hertl — Alexander Holtz
Brandon Saad — Colton Sissons — Keegan Kolesar
Defensive Pairings
Brayden McNabb-Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin-Zach Whitecloud
Ben Hutton-Kaedan Korczak
Scratched
F — Braeden Bowman, F — Cole Reinhardt
Injured
G — Adin Hill (lower body), F — William Karlsson (lower body), D — Jeremy Lauzon (undisclosed)
Projected Goaltending Matchup
Spencer Knight (8-5-4, 2.51 GAA, .918 Sv%, 1 SO) vs. Carter Hart (0-0-0, 0.00 GAA, .000 Sv%, 0 SO)
Knight is expected to make his 18th start of the season in net for the Blackhawks. The 24-year-old stopped 23 of 26 shots faced to earn the win in his last outing against the Ducks. Knight is 1-3-0 with a 3.08 GAA and .883 Sv% in four career games against Vegas.
Hart is expected to make his team debut with the Golden Knights and first NHL start since being reinstated by the league. The 27-year-old hasn’t played in an NHL game since Jan. 20, 2024, when he was still with the Philadelphia Flyers. Hart is 2-1-0 with a 2.36 GAA and .930 Sv% in three career games against Chicago.
2024-25 Results vs. Golden Knights
The Blackhawks dropped two of three meetings against the Golden Knights in the 2024-25 campaign. Chicago has won only three games in Las Vegas since the Knights became a franchise in 2017.
01/18/25 — 5-3 W, United Center
02/27/25 — 7-5 L, T-Mobile Arena
03/28/25 — 5-3 L, United Center
2025-26 Team Stats & Leaders
Chicago Blackhawks:
Goals — Connor Bedard (16)
Assists — Connor Bedard (27)
Points — Connor Bedard (37)
GF/GP — 3.20 (9th)
GA/GP — 2.88 (12th)
PP% — 24.3% (6th)
PK% — 84.1% (5th)
FOW% — 46.7% (28th)
Vegas Golden Knights:
Goals — Jack Eichel, Pavel Dorofeyev, & Tomas Hertl (11)
Assists — Jack Eichel (21)
Points — Jack Eichel (32)
GF/GP — 3.04 (14th)
GA/GP — 2.96 (14th)
PP% — 24.1% (8th)
PK% — 79.7% (20th)
FOW% — 54.4% (3rd)
How To Watch, Listen, & Game Info
Chicago Blackhawks (11-9-5, 27 points) @ Vegas Golden Knights (11-6-8, 30 points)
9:00 p.m. CT — T-Mobile Arena
Head Coaches — Jeff Blashill (CHI), Bruce Cassidy (VGK)
TV/Stream: ESPN+ (Levy/Weekes), HULU, SN
Radio: WGN 720 AM (Wiedeman/Konroyd)
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