The Chicago Blackhawks (23-28-9) wrap up their four-game road trip out of the Olympic break against the Winnipeg Jets (23-26-10) at Canada Life Centre on Tuesday. It’s the third of four meetings between the two Central Division foes in the 2025-26 season.
Winnipeg emerged victorious in the first matchup on Oct. 30, defeating the Blackhawks 6-3 at Canada Life Centre. However, the Blackhawks got their revenge with a 2-0 win on Jan. 19, which was also Jonathan Toews’ first trip back to the United Center as a visiting player. Jason Dickinson and Connor Bedard (EN) were the two goal scorers for Chicago, while Spencer Knight stopped all 32 shots faced for his third shutout of the season.
Last time out, the Blackhawks earned the first win of their post-Olympic schedule, besting the Utah Mammoth 4-0 on Sunday. Teuvo Teravainen scored a power-play and a short-handed goal, while Nick Foligno and Landon Slaggert also scored from down on the fourth line. Arvid Soderblom stopped all 22 shots to earn his first NHL shutout in his 94th career start.
The Jets are coming off a 2-1 overtime loss on the road to the San Jose Sharks in their most recent appearance on Sunday. Morgan Barron kicked off the scoring less than three minutes into the game, but the Sharks shut them down the rest of the way. Will Smith scored early in the third period to tie the game 1-1, and then rookie Michael Misa netted the overtime-winner.
With 56 points through 59 games, Winnipeg currently sits one point ahead of the Blackhawks in the Western Conference standings and is 10 points behind the Edmonton Oilers for the final Wild Card playoff spot. Tuesday marks the beginning of an eight-game homestand for the Jets, which should slightly help their cause. Additionally, ten of their next 13 games will be played at home.
Here’s everything else to note before the puck drops at 7:00 p.m. CT in Winnipeg.
Blackhawks Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Ryan Greene — Connor Bedard – Andre Burakovsky
Ryan Donato — Frank Nazar — Teuvo Teravainen
Tyler Bertuzzi — Jason Dickinson — Ilya Mikheyev
Nick Foligno — Oliver Moore — Landon Slaggert
Defensive Pairings
Alex Vlasic-Louis Crevier
Matt Grzelcyk-Artyom Levshunov
Kevin Korchinski*-Sam Rinzel
Scratched
F — Colton Dach, D — Ethan Del Mastro*, F — Sam Lafferty
Injured
D — Wyatt Kaiser (lower body)
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The Blackhawks recalled Ethan Del Mastro from the Rockford IceHogs on Tuesday morning. Even though Del Mastro wasn’t present for the morning skate, head coach Jeff Blashill said he will be available against the Jets. If Del Mastro plays, that likely means Kevin Korchinski draws out of the lineup.
After missing the last two games due to an illness, Sam Rinzel participated in the morning skate, indicating that he’s ready to return. Rinzel is expected to skate on the second pairing with Matt Grzelcyk.
All four forward lines are expected to remain the same from Sunday’s win over the Utah Mammoth.
Jets Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Gabriel Vilardi
Cole Perfetti — Adam Lowry — Alex Iafallo
Gustav Nyquist — Jonathan Toews — Walker Duehr
Cole Koepke — Morgan Barron — Tanner Pearson
Defensive Pairings
Logan Stanley-Dylan DeMelo
Dylan Samberg-Elias Salomonsson
Haydn Fleury-Luke Schenn
Scratched
D — Kale Clague, D — Ville Heinola, G — Domenic DiVincentiis
Injured
D — Colin Miller (knee), D — Josh Morrissey (upper body), F — Vladislav Namestnikov (lower body), F — Nino Niederreiter (undisclosed), D — Neal Pionk (undisclosed)
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The Jets are expected to roll with the same forward lines and defensive pairings from Sunday’s overtime loss to San Jose. Jonathan Toews will center the third line with Gustav Nyquist and Walker Duehr.
Projected Goaltending Matchup
Spencer Knight (16-18-7, 2.62 GAA, .908 Sv%, 3 SO) vs. Connor Hellebuyck (13-16-9, 2.82, .900 Sv%, 0 SO)
Knight will make his 42nd start of the season for the Blackhawks. The 24-year-old allowed two goals on 34 shots faced to record the loss in his most recent start on Saturday. Knight is 1-2-2 with a 3.79 GAA, .893 Sv%, and one shutout in four career games against Winnipeg.
Hellebuyck will make his 39th start of the season for the Jets. The 32-year-old netminder allowed two goals on 33 shots faced to record the loss in his last appearance on Sunday. Hellebuyck is 21-8-1 with a 2.23 GAA, .923 Sv%, and two shutouts in 30 career games against Chicago.
2025-26 Results vs. Jets
Since the beginning of 2020, the Blackhawks are just 1-8-1 in their last 10 appearances at Canada Life Centre. Winnipeg has won 15 of the last 18 meetings overall, dating back to January 2017.
10/30/25 — 6-3 L, Canada Life Centre
01/19/26 — 2-0 W, United Center
03/03/26 — Canada Life Centre
03/31/26 — United Center
2025-26 Team Stats & Leaders
Chicago Blackhawks:
Goals — Tyler Bertuzzi (26)
Assists — Connor Bedard (30)
Points — Connor Bedard (55)
GF/GP — 2.63 (26th)
GA/GP — 3.12 (19th)
PP% — 19.4% (21st)
PK% — 85.7% (1st)
FOW% — 46.8% (30th)
Winnipeg Jets:
Goals — Kyle Connor & Mark Scheifele (27)
Assists — Mark Scheifele (43)
Points — Mark Scheifele (70)
GF/GP — 2.83 (25th)
GA/GP — 3.08 (18th)
PP% — 18.6% (22nd)
PK% — 73.9% (16th)
FOW% — 50.5% (15th)
How To Watch, Listen, & Game Info
Chicago Blackhawks (23-28-9, 55 points) @ Winnipeg Jets (23-26-10, 56 points)
7:00 p.m. CT — Canada Life Center
Head Coaches: Jeff Blashill (CHI), Scott Arniel (WPG)
TV/Stream: CHSN (Ball/Granato), TSN3
Radio: WGN 720 AM (Wiedeman/Konroyd)
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