The Chicago Blackhawks (25-29-11) wrap up their quick two-game road trip on Saturday against the Vegas Golden Knights (30-22-14) at T-Mobile Arena.
Saturday marks the third and final matchup between the Blackhawks and Golden Knights in the 2025-26 season, with the two teams splitting the first two tilts. Both games needed more than 60 minutes to determine a winner, with Vegas winning 4-3 in a shootout on Dec. 2, while Chicago won 3-2 in overtime on Jan. 4. In the last meeting, Tyler Bertuzzi was responsible for all three goals for the Blackhawks, capping off his second hat-trick of the season with the overtime winner.
Last time out, the Blackhawks defeated the Utah Mammoth for the second time in three days, winning 3-2 in overtime at the Delta Center on Thursday. Bertuzzi recorded his team-leading 28th goal of the season, while Frank Nazar also scored, extending his point streak to a career-best five games. Connor Bedard tallied the overtime winner and added an assist for his third multi-point effort in the last five games. Spencer Knight stopped 29 of 31 shots faced for his 17th win of the season.
The Golden Knights are coming off a 6-2 win at home over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday to vault back into second place in the Pacific Division. Pavel Dorofeyev, Vegas’ leading goal-scorer, found the back of the net twice, while Jack Eichel, Colton Sissions, Mitch Marner, and Brayden McNabb also scored. Adin Hill stopped 24 of 26 shots to earn the win in net.
Vegas’ win over Pittsburgh was much-needed, as they had dropped five of their first six showings in March. Despite the recent skid, the Golden Knights have 74 points through 66 games and trail the division-leading Anaheim Ducks by only one point. They currently have a six-point cushion for a playoff spot over the San Jose Sharks, the top team on the outside looking in.
Here’s everything else to note before the puck drops at 9:00 p.m. CT in Las Vegas.
Blackhawks Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Ryan Greene — Connor Bedard – Andre Burakovsky
Tyler Bertuzzi — Frank Nazar — Teuvo Teravainen
Andrew Mangiapane — Ryan Donato — Ilya Mikheyev
Nick Lardis — Sam Lafferty — Landon Slaggert
Defensive Pairings
Alex Vlasic-Louis Crevier
Matt Grzelcyk-Artyom Levshunov
Ethan Del Mastro-Sam Rinzel
Scratched
None
Injured
D — Wyatt Kaiser (upper body), F — Oliver Moore (lower body)
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Wyatt Kaiser was injured late in Thursday’s win over Utah and is questionable against the Golden Knights. Should Kaiser be ruled out, Ethan Del Mastro will likely step into his spot alongside Sam Rinzel. Del Mastro has been a healthy scratch for the last three games.
Golden Knights Projected Lineup
Forward Lines
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mark Stone
Pavel Dorofeyev–Tomas Hertl — Mitch Marner
Brett Howden — Colton Sissons — Braeden Bowman
Cole Smith — Nic Dowd — Keegan Kolesar
Defensive Pairings
Brayden McNabb-Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin-Rasmus Andersson
Jeremy Lauzon-Kaedan Korczak
Scratched
D — Ben Hutton, F — Brandon Saad, F — Reilly Smith
Injured
G — Carter Hart (lower body), F — William Karlsson (lower body), F — Jonas Rondbjerg (lower body)
Projected Goaltending Matchup
Spencer Knight (17-18-8, 2.61 GAA, .909 Sv%, 3 SO) vs. Akira Schmid (16-9-6, 2.61 GAA, .893 Sv%, 2 SO)
Knight is expected to make his 44th start of the season for the Blackhawks. The 24-year-old allowed two goals on 31 shots to earn the win in his return from illness against Utah on Thursday. Knight is 1-3-1 with a 3.02 GAA and .885 Sv% in five career games against Vegas.
Schmid is expected to make his 29th start of the season for the Golden Knights. The 25-year-old allowed four goals on 24 shots faced to earn the loss in his most recent appearance on Mar. 6. Schmid is 0-0-1 with a 2.94 GAA and .850 Sv% in his lone career start against Chicago.
2025-26 Results vs. Golden Knights
The Blackhawks have earned a point in each of their two games against Vegas this season (1-0-1) and taken points in three of their last five contests against the Golden Knights overall (2-2-1). Chicago has also earned points in four-straight road games (2-0-2) and in nine of their last 13 road games (6-4-3).
12/02/25 — 4-3 L (SO), T-Mobile Arena
01/04/26 — 3-2 W (OT), United Center
03/14/26 — T-Mobile Arena
2025-26 Team Stats & Leaders
Chicago Blackhawks:
Goals — Tyler Bertuzzi (28)
Assists — Connor Bedard (35)
Points — Connor Bedard (62)
GF/GP — 2.65 (27th)
GA/GP — 3.14 (21st)
PP% — 19.8% (21st)
PK% — 85.6% (1st)
FOW% — 46.6% (30th)
Vegas Golden Knights:
Goals — Pavel Dorofeyev (32)
Assists — Jack Eichel (50)
Points — Jack Eichel (74)
GF/GP — 3.26 (12th)
GA/GP — 3.08 (15th)
PP% — 25.1% (4th)
PK% — 81.9% (7th)
FOW% — 51.1% (9th)
How To Watch, Listen, & Game Info
Chicago Blackhawks (25-29-11, 61 points) @ Vegas Golden Knights (30-22-14, 74 points)
9:00 p.m. CT — T-Mobile Arena
Head Coaches: Jeff Blashill (CHI), Bruce Cassidy (VGK)
TV/Stream: CHSN (Ball/Pang), SCRIPPS
Radio: WGN 720 AM (Wiedeman/Konroyd)
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