NHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs Chicago Blackhawks with Line Combinations 04/02/2026 | Inside The Rink
HomeNHLNHL Game Preview: Edmonton Oilers vs Chicago Blackhawks with Line Combinations 04/02/2026
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Edmonton Oilers (38-28-9, 85 pts) vs Chicago Blackhawks (27-34-14, 68 pts)
Venue: Rogers Place
Date: Thursday, April 2nd
Time: 9:00 pm ET / 8:00 pm CT / 7:00 pm MT
TV: Sportsnet / Chicago Sports Network
Radio:
Chicago Blackhawks – WGN (720 AM)
Edmonton Oilers – CHED 880 AM
Edmonton Oilers News & Notes:
The Oilers are second in the Pacific Division with 85 points. They’re 2-0 on their current four game homestand.
Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes:
The Blackhawks are second last in the Western Conference with 68 points. This is the first game of a three game road trip for them.
Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines:
Greene/Bedard/Lardis
Bertuzzi/Frondell/Mikheyev
Donato/Nazar/Burakovsky
Teravainen/Lafferty/Slaggert
Vlasic/Crevier
Kiaser/Rinzel
Korchinski/Del Mastro
Knight
Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines:
Podkolzin/McDavid/Savoie
Roslovic/Nugent-Hopkins/Hyman
Henrique/Dickinson/Kapanen
Jones/Samanski/Lazar
Ekholm/Bouchard
Nurse/Murphy
Walman/Emberson
Jarry
Players To Watch:
Chicago Blackhawks
20-year-old centerman Connor Bedard has 68 points through 62 games this season. Through 5 career games vs the Oilers, he has put up 6 points.
Edmonton Oilers
29-year-old centerman Connor McDavid has 125 points through 75 games this season to lead the league. Through 25 career games vs the Blackhawks, he has 37 points.
Injury Report:
Chicago Blackhawks
C / Oliver Moore / DTD
LW / Andrew Mangiapane / DTD
D / Matt Grzelcyk / DTD
D / Artyom Levshunov / DTD
Edmonton Oilers
C / Mattias Janmark / LTIR
C / Colton Dach / IR
C / Leon Draisaitl / OUT
Next Game:
Chicago Blackhawks – April 4 at Seattle Kraken
Edmonton Oilers – April 4 vs Vegas Golden Knights
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