The Chicago Blackhawks (6-5-3) continue their long road trip against the Calgary Flames (4-9-2) at Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday night.
Last time out, the Blackhawks were steered to a 5-2 victory by Tyler Bertuzzi and Spencer Knight against the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. Bertuzzi netted his first hat trick as a member of the Blackhawks, while Knight stockpiled 43 saves to earn his fifth win of the season. Connor Bedard also extended his point streak to six games, as he recorded an assist on one of Bertuzzi’s goals and scored the empty-netter to seal his first career win against his hometown team. The Blackhawks are 1-2-1 during the first four games of their six-game road trip, which concludes in Detroit on Sunday afternoon.
The Flames are coming off two much-need victories, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1 on Sunday and the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1 on Wednesday. Even still, the Flames are dead-last in the NHL standings entering Friday’s contest, with only 10 points through their first 15 games. Nazem Kadri scored a goal in his 1,000th career NHL game against Columbus, and he leads the Flames with 11 points on the season. Kadri is the only player with more than eight points for Calgary.
Here’s everything to note before puck drops at 8:00 p.m. CT in Calgary.
Blackhawks Regular Season Notes (Last Five Games)
Connor Bedard has taken his game to another level so far in his third NHL campaign. Bedard scored his first NHL hat trick & potted his 50th career goal to lead the Blackhawks to a 7-3 win over the Ottawa Senators.
The young Blackhawks’ blue line was torched by the Jets’ top line of Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, and Gabriel Vilardi in a 6-3 loss in Winnipeg. Jonathan Toews tallied an assist and got the win in his first matchup against the team he captained to three Stanley Cups.
The first point of the six-game road trip was earned, but the Blackhawks lost for a second consecutive contest, falling 3-2 in overtime to the Edmonton Oilers. Connor Bedard extended his point streak, but Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl were too much to handle.
The losing streak has reached three games after a 3-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken. The Blackhawks outshot and outpossessed the Kraken, but they only had one shot beat Joey Daccord in net. Chicago remains winless during their current road trip.
Spencer Knight was stellar in the opening 40 minutes, and Tyler Bertuzzi recorded a third-period hat trick to lift the Blackhawks to their first win during the current road trip. FINALLY, the losing streak to the Vancouver Canucks has ended.
Projected Blackhawks Lineup
Forward Lines
Ryan Greene — Connor Bedard — Andre Burakovsky
Teuvo Teravainen — Frank Nazar — Tyler Bertuzzi
Oliver Moore — Ryan Donato — Ilya Mikheyev
Colton Dach — Nick Foligno
Defensive Pairings
Alex Vlasic-Sam Rinzel
Wyatt Kaiser-Artyom Levshunov
Matt Grzelcyk-Connor Murphy
Louis Crevier
Scratched
F — Sam Lafferty
Injured
G — Laurent Brossoit (hip), F — Jason Dickinson (upper body)
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The Blackhawks will likely roll with the same 11F/7D lineup for a third consecutive contest. Jason Dickinson has returned to Chicago after being placed on injured reserve on Monday. Sam Lafferty is expected to be a healthy scratch for the 11th time in the past 12 games.
Projected Flames Lineup
Forward Lines
Connor Zary – Nazem Kadri – Joel Farabee
Jonathan Huberdeau – Morgan Frost – Matt Coronato
Sam Honzek – Mikael Backlund – Blake Coleman
Ryan Lomberg – Yegor Sharangovich – Adam Klapka
Defensive Pairings
Kevin Bahl-Rasmus Andersson
Joel Hanley-MacKenzie Weegar
Yan Kuznetsov-Brayden Pachal
Scratched
D — Jake Bean, F — Justin Kirkland, D — Zayne Parekh
Injured
F — Martin Pospisil (undisclosed)
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Zayne Parekh has played in ten of the Flames’ 15 games this season and has recorded one assist. Parekh, the ninth overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, has been scratched in three of the past four games and could return to Calgary’s lineup on Friday.
Projected Goaltending Matchup
Spencer Knight (5-3-2, 2.56 GAA, .919 Sv%, 0 SO) vs. Dustin Wolf (4-8-1, 3.19 GAA, .895 Sv%, 0 SO)
Knight will likely make his second consecutive start after an unbelievable effort in the Blackhawks’ 5-2 win over the Canucks on Wednesday. The 24-year-old netminder is 0-2-1 with a 3.90 GAA and .871 Sv% in three career starts against the Flames.
Wolf is coming off an incredible showing of his own in his most recent start, stopping 42 of 43 shots faced in the Flames’ 5-1 win over the Blue Jackets. Wolf, also 24, is 3-0-0 with a 2.34 GAA and .918 Sv% in three career starts against Chicago.
2024-25 Results vs. Flames
The Flames won all three meetings against the Blackhawks in the 2024-25 campaign, outscoring them 14-7 in the process. However, Chicago won five of the previous six matchups from January 2023 to March 2024.
10/15/24 — 3-1 L, Scotiabank Saddledome
12/21/24 — 6-4 L, Scotiabank Saddledome
01/13/25 — 5-2 L, United Center
2025-26 Team Stats
Chicago Blackhawks:
Goals — Connor Bedard (7)
Assists — Connor Bedard (11)
Points — Connor Bedard (18)
GF/GP — 3.14 (15th)
GA/GP — 2.79 (8th)
PP% — 19.5% (17th)
PK% — 81.5% (14th)
FOW% — 47.7% (24th)
Calgary Flames:
Goals — Blake Coleman (6)
Assists — Nazem Kadri (7)
Points — Nazem Kadri (11)
GF/GP — 2.33 (31st)
GA/GP — 3.20 (21st)
PP% — 13% (29th)
PK% — 77.8% (18th)
FOW% — 46% (28th)
How To Watch, Listen, & Game Info
Chicago Blackhawks (6-5-3, 15 points) @ Calgary Flames (4-9-2, 10 points)
8:00 p.m. CT — Scotiabank Saddledome
Head Coaches — Jeff Blashill (CHI), Ryan Huska (CGY)
TV/Stream: CHSN (Ball/Granato), SNW, TVAS
Radio: WGN 720 AM (Wiedeman/Fraser)
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