{"id":434499,"date":"2026-01-29T16:16:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/434499\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:16:17","slug":"nhl-game-preview-chicago-blackhawks-at-pittsburgh-penguins-with-line-combinations-1-29-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/434499\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL Game Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins with Line Combinations 1\/29\/2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>          <img width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NHL-Game-Preview-Chicago-Blackhawks-at-Pittsburgh-Penguins-with-Line-Combinations-1.29.26.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"NHL Game Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins with Line Combinations 1\/29\/26\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo by: Nam Y. Huh-AP)<\/p>\n<p> Chicago Blackhawks (21-23-9, 51 pts) at Pittsburgh Penguins (26-14-11, 63 pts)<\/p>\n<p>Venue: PPG Paints Arena<br \/>Date: Thursday, January 29<br \/>Time: 7:00 pm EST<br \/>How To Watch:\u00a0ESPN+, Chicago Sports Network<br \/>Radio:\u00a0WGN 720 AM,  105.9 The X<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/5142595\/264167\/4272?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purchase tickets via Ticketmaster<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chicago Blackhawks News &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Blackhawks lost in a shootout Tuesday night to the Minnesota Wild, 4-3. In their previous five games, Chicago has a 2-1-2 record. They have had three games in the last five decided in a shootout, with only one of those three falling in their favor.  The Blackhawks have scored an average of 2.2 goals per game while conceding an average of 2.8 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins &amp; Notes:<\/p>\n<p>The Penguins are 4-0-1 over their last five games after their win over the Canucks Sunday, 3-2. During this stretch, they\u2019re averaging 4.4 goals per game while allowing 2.2 goals per game. Nine points over their last five games played.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines:<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">Nazar-Bedard-Teravainen<br \/>Bertuzzi-Dickinson-Mikheyev<br \/>Greene-Moore-Burakovsky<br \/>Donato -Foligno-Slaggert<\/p>\n<p>Vlasic-Crevier<br \/>Kaiser-Levshunov<br \/>Grzelcyk-Murphy<\/p>\n<p>Knight<br \/>Soderblom<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/search?q=Chicago&amp;options%5Bprefix%5D=last\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get your Chicago Hockey Merchandise Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">Hayes-Crosby-Rakell<br \/>Chinakhov-Novak-Malkin<br \/>Mantha-Kindel-Brazeau<br \/>Dewar-Lizotte-Acciari<\/p>\n<p>Wotherspoon-Karlsson<br \/>Kulak-Letang<br \/>Solovyov-Shea<\/p>\n<p>SKinner<br \/>Silovs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.insidetherink.com\/collections\/pittsburgh-hockey?_pos=1&amp;_psq=pittsburgh&amp;_ss=e&amp;_v=1.0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Get Pittsburgh Hockey Merchandise Here:<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Players To Watch:<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Blackhawks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/player-profile-nick-foligno\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"35741\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nick Foligno<\/a> had a goal on three shots in the 7-3 loss to the Penguins back on December 28th.<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/player-profile-justin-brazeau\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"89126\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Brazeau<\/a> had a hat trick back on December 28th in the Penguins\u2019 7-3 victory over the Blackhawks.<\/p>\n<p>Injury Report:<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Blackhawks<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">None<\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Penguins<\/p>\n<p id=\"h-\">C\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/filip-hallander\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Filip Hallander<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR<br \/>G\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/player-profile-joel-blomqvist\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joel Blomqvist<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR<br \/>D\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/caleb-jones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Caleb Jones<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 IR<br \/>D\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/jack-st-ivany\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"6948\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack St. Ivany<\/a> \u2013 IR<br \/>F <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/bryan-rust\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1209\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bryan Rust<\/a> \u2013 OUT<br \/>D <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/tag\/ryan-graves\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"844\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Graves<\/a> \u2013 IR<\/p>\n<p>Next Game<\/p>\n<p>\tDiscover more from Inside The Rink<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px;font-size:15px\">Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.<\/p>\n<p>            <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769703377_198_8db68b5dc1a6417474926df3f6d3c47ad5c5859e11a1a42050a5fdf654aba77b.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-75 photo\" height=\"75\" width=\"75\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>        <a href=\"https:\/\/insidetherink.com\/author\/jcgifford18d2e1cafa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">JC Giff<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Father of 3, Bruins, Red Sox, Cubs, Liverpool, Syracuse football and Basketball Fan. 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