The Chicago Blackhawks (27-34-13) return home following their four-game East Coast road trip and host Jonathan Toews and the Winnipeg Jets (31-30-12) at the United Center on Tuesday. It’s the fourth and final meeting of the 2025-26 regular season between the two Central Division foes.
The Jets have won two of the first three matchups this year, defeating the Blackhawks 6-3 (Oct. 30) and 3-2 in overtime (Mar. 3) at Canada Life Centre. Chicago claimed a 2-0 victory over Winnipeg on home ice on Jan. 19, with Spencer Knight stopping all 32 shots faced to record the shutout. That night was also Toews’ first trip back to the United Center as a member of the opposing team. You may also remember Caleb Williams and Pete Crow-Armstrong sitting on the glass and coming into the Blackhawks’ locker room after the win.
Last time out, the Blackhawks saw a late 3-2 lead vanish in a hurry, giving up two goals in 19 seconds in the third period en route to a 5-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Sunday. Frank Nazar had his first career multi-goal game, while Ilya Mikheyev also found the back of the net. Anton Frondell recorded two assists for his first career multi-point effort. Jack Hughes tallied four points (2G, 2A) to lead the Devils to the come-from-behind win.
The Jets are coming off an impressive 4-2 road win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday and have now earned a point in seven of their last nine outings. Gabriel Vilardi, Cole Koepke, Cole Perfetti, and Kyle Connor (EN) were the goal scorers in the game for Winnipeg. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 21 of 23 shots faced to record the win in net.
With 74 points through 73 games this season, the Jets are only three points behind the Nashville Predators for the second and final Wild Card playoff spot in the Western Conference. However, the Los Angeles Kings (76 points), Seattle Kraken (75 points), and San Jose Sharks (75 points) all sit ahead of them, with Seattle and San Jose both having one fewer game played. Every game feels like a must-win for Winnipeg from here on out.
Here’s everything else to note before the puck drops at 7:30 p.m. CT in Chicago.
Blackhawks Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Ryan Greene — Connor Bedard — Frank Nazar
Tyler Bertuzzi — Anton Frondell — Nick Lardis
Andre Burakovsky — Ryan Donato — Ilya Mikheyev
Teuvo Teravainen — Sam Lafferty — Landon Slaggert
Defensive Pairings
Alex Vlasic-Louis Crevier
Wyatt Kaiser-Sam Rinzel
Kevin Korchinski-Ethan Del Mastro
Scratched
F — Sacha Boisvert, F — Dominic Toninato
Injured
D — Matt Grzelcyk (undisclosed), D — Artyom Levshunov (hand), F — Andrew Mangiapane (undisclosed), F — Oliver Moore (lower body)
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The Blackhawks will make one lineup change from Sunday’s loss to New Jersey, as rookie Sacha Boisvert will be a healthy scratch against Winnipeg. Sam Lafferty replaces Boisvert as the fourth-line center between Teuvo Teravainen and Landon Slaggert.
Jets Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Kyle Connor — Mark Scheifele — Alex Iafallo
Cole Perfetti — Adam Lowry — Gabriel Vilardi
Cole Koepke — Jonathan Toews — Brad Lambert
Isak Rosen — Danil Zhilkin — Parker Ford
Defensive Pairings
Josh Morrissey-Dylan DeMelo
Jacob Bryson-Elias Salomonsson
Haydn Fleury-Ville Heinola
Injured
F — Morgan Barron (concussion), D — Colin Miller (knee), Nino Niederreiter (knee), F — Vladislav Namestnikov (lower body)
Projected Goaltending Matchup
Spencer Knight (18-21-10, 2.71 GAA, .908 Sv%, 3 SO) vs. Connor Hellebuyck (19-20-11, 2.80 GAA, .899 Sv%, 0 SO)
Knight will make his 50th start of the season for the Blackhawks. The 24-year-old allowed four goals on 39 shots faced to earn the loss against New Jersey in his most recent start on Sunday. Knight is 1-2-2 with a 3.58 GAA, .895 Sv%, and one shutout in five career games against Winnipeg.
Hellebuyck is expected to make his 51st start of the season for the Jets. The 32-year-old veteran stopped 21 of 23 shots faced to record the win against Colorado in his last appearance on Saturday. Hellebuyck is 22-8-1 with a 2.22 GAA, .922 Sv%, and two shutouts in 31 career games against Chicago.
2025-26 Results vs. Jets
The Blackhawks have earned points in six of their last nine games against Winnipeg (2-3-4). Connor Bedard is riding a five-game point streak (2G, 6A) against the Jets, including three multi-point games in his last four outings against them.
10/30/25 — 6-3 L, Canada Life Centre
01/19/26 — 2-0 W, United Center
03/03/26 — 3-2 L, Canada Life Centre
03/31/26 — United Center
2025-26 Team Stats & Leaders
Chicago Blackhawks:
Goals — Connor Bedard (30)
Assists — Connor Bedard (38)
Points — Connor Bedard (68)
GF/GP — 2.55 (30th)
GA/GP — 3.23 (25th)
PP% — 17.8% (25th)
PK% — 84.2% (1st)
FOW% — 46.2% (31st)
Winnipeg Jets:
Goals — Mark Scheifele (34)
Assists — Mark Scheifele (55)
Points — Mark Scheifele (89)
GF/GP — 2.84 (24th)
GA/GP — 3.03 (14th)
PP% — 17.2% (28th)
PK% — 78.3% (21st)
FOW% — 50.8% (13th)
How To Watch, Listen, & Game Info
Winnipeg Jets (31-30-12, 74 points) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (27-34-13, 67 points)
7:30 p.m. CT — United Center
Head Coaches: Scott Arniel (WPG), Jeff Blashill (CHI)
TV/Stream: CHSN (Ball/Pang), TSN3
Radio: WGN 720 AM (Wiedeman/Konroyd)
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