The Chicago Blackhawks (27-35-14) look to snap their five-game losing streak on Saturday night, as the three-game road trip continues against the Seattle Kraken (32-31-11) at Climate Pledge Arena. It’s the third and final matchup of the 2025-26 regular season between the two teams.
The Kraken have bested the Blackhawks in both meetings so far this year, winning 3-1 at home on Nov. 3 and 3-2 at the United Center on Nov. 20. Andre Burakovsky, Tyler Bertuzzi, and Teuvo Teravainen have provided the three goals for Chicago in the two games. Jamie Oleksiak, Matty Beniers, Jordan Eberle, Tye Kartye, Shane Wright, and Jaden Schwartz have tallied the six goals for Seattle. Joey Daccord has recorded the win in net in both games, stopping a combined 51 of 54 shots faced.
Last time out, the Blackhawks opened up their road trip with a 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place on Thursday. Nick Lardis, who suffered a left-hand injury in the final moments of the third period, was the lone goal scorer for Chicago. Adam Henrique, Matt Savoie (PP), and Vasily Podkolzin (EN) scored the goals for Edmonton. With the loss, the Blackhawks were officially eliminated from playoff contention.
The Kraken are coming off a 6-2 home loss to the Utah Mammoth on Thursday and have lost 11 of their last 15 games since the beginning of March. Eberle and Bobby McMann both scored in the first 14 minutes to put Seattle ahead 2-0 early, only for the Mammoth to come roaring back with six unanswered goals.
A horrendous stretch since returning from the Olympic break has all but knocked the Kraken out of the playoff running at this point. With 75 points through 74 games, Seattle is only four points back of the San Jose Sharks for the second Wild Card spot in the Western Conference, but there are four teams still ahead of them. Eight games remain on their schedule, and they might have to win all of them to have a chance.
Here’s everything else to note before the puck drops at 9:00 p.m. CT in Seattle.
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 — Sacha Boisvert — Landon Slaggert
Defensive Pairings
Alex Vlasic-Sam Rinzel
Wyatt Kaiser-Louis Crevier
Kevin Korchinski-Ethan Del Mastro
Scratched
F — Sam Lafferty, 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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Nick Lardis is expected to play for the Blackhawks after getting injured late in Thursday’s loss to Edmonton. Andrew Mangiapane participated in the morning skate but will miss a ninth straight game.
The Blackhawks did not go through forward line rushes at the morning skate, but will likely keep the same combinations together from Thursday.
Sam Rinzel and Louis Crevier have switched spots on the top two defensive pairings. Rinzel is expected to skate with Alex Vlasic, while Crevier is expected to skate with Wyatt Kaiser.
Kraken Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Jared McCann — Matty Beniers — Jordan Eberle
Bobby McMann — Chandler Stephenson — Kaapo Kakko
Jaden Schwartz — Berkly Catton — Eeli Tolvanen
Ben Meyers — Oscar Fisker Molgaard — Frederik Gaudreau
Defensive Pairings
Vince Dunn-Adam Larsson
Ryker Evans-Brandon Montour
Jamie Oleksiak-Ryan Lindgren
Scratched
D — Cale Fleury, D — Josh Mahura, F — Ryan Winterton
Injured
F — Shane Wright (upper body)
Projected Goaltending Matchup
Arvid Soderblom (7-12-3, 3.82 GAA, .880 Sv%, 1 SO) vs. Philipp Grubauer (13-10-4, 2.58 GAA, .911 Sv%, 0 SO)
Soderblom will make his 23rd start of the season for the Blackhawks. The 26-year-old allowed six goals on 38 shots faced to earn the loss against the New York Rangers in his last start on Mar. 27. Soderblom is 1-3-0 with a 4.62 GAA and .835 Sv% in four career games against Seattle.
Grubauer will make his 27th start of the season for the Kraken. The 34-year-old German allowed two goals on 23 shots faced to record the loss in his most recent outing against the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Grubauer is 4-4-1 with a 2.39 GAA, .918 Sv%, and one shutout in 11 career games against Chicago.
2025-26 Results vs. Kraken
The Kraken have won 10 of the 14 meetings against the Blackhawks since becoming a franchise in 2021. The Blackhawks are 1-5-1 in seven games at Climate Pledge Arena.
11/03/25 — 3-1 L, Climate Pledge Arena
11/20/25 — 3-2 L, United Center
04/04/26 — Climate Pledge Arena
2025-26 Team Stats & Leaders
Chicago Blackhawks:
Goals — Tyler Bertuzzi (31)
Assists — Connor Bedard (39)
Points — Connor Bedard (69)
GF/GP — 2.54 (31st)
GA/GP — 3.24 (25th)
PP% — 17.6% (27th)
PK% — 83.6% (1st)
FOW% — 46.1% (31st)
Seattle Kraken:
Goals — Bobby McMann (27)
Assists — Chandler Stephenson & Vince Dunn (30)
Points — Jordan Eberle (52)
GF/GP — 2.80 (26th)
GA/GP — 3.07 (18th)
PP% — 20.1% (19th)
PK% — 72.9% (31st)
FOW% — 47.8% (25th)
How To Watch, Listen, & Game Info
Chicago Blackhawks (27-35-14, 68 points) vs. Seattle Kraken (32-31-11, 75 points)
9:00 p.m. CT — Climate Pledge Arena
Head Coaches: Jeff Blashill (CHI), Lane Lambert (SEA)
TV/Stream: CHSN (Ball/Pang), KHN/Prime. KONG
Radio: WGN 720 AM (Wiedeman/Konroyd)
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