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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019 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.<\/p>\n
Vegas\u2019 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.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s everything else to note before the puck drops at 9:00 p.m. CT in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
Blackhawks Projected Lineup<\/p>\n
Forward Lines<\/p>\n
Ryan Greene \u2014 Connor Bedard \u2013 Andre Burakovsky<\/p>\n
Tyler Bertuzzi \u2014 Frank Nazar \u2014 Teuvo Teravainen<\/p>\n
Andrew Mangiapane \u2014 Ryan Donato \u2014 Ilya Mikheyev<\/p>\n
Nick Lardis \u2014 Sam Lafferty \u2014 Landon Slaggert<\/p>\n
Defensive Pairings<\/p>\n
Alex Vlasic-Louis Crevier<\/p>\n
Matt Grzelcyk-Artyom Levshunov<\/p>\n
Ethan Del Mastro-Sam Rinzel<\/p>\n
Scratched<\/p>\n
None<\/p>\n
Injured<\/p>\n
D \u2014 Wyatt Kaiser (upper body), F \u2014 Oliver Moore (lower body)<\/p>\n
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Wyatt Kaiser was injured late in Thursday\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n
Golden Knights Projected Lineup<\/p>\n
Forward Lines<\/p>\n
Ivan Barbashev \u2014 Jack Eichel \u2014 Mark Stone<\/p>\n
Pavel Dorofeyev\u2013Tomas Hertl \u2014 Mitch Marner<\/p>\n
Brett Howden \u2014 Colton Sissons \u2014 Braeden Bowman<\/p>\n
Cole Smith \u2014 Nic Dowd \u2014 Keegan Kolesar<\/p>\n
Defensive Pairings<\/p>\n
Brayden McNabb-Shea Theodore<\/p>\n
Noah Hanifin-Rasmus Andersson<\/p>\n
Jeremy Lauzon-Kaedan Korczak<\/p>\n
Scratched<\/p>\n
D \u2014 Ben Hutton, F \u2014 Brandon Saad, F \u2014 Reilly Smith<\/p>\n
Injured<\/p>\n
G \u2014 Carter Hart (lower body), F \u2014 William Karlsson (lower body), F \u2014 Jonas Rondbjerg (lower body)<\/p>\n
Projected Goaltending Matchup<\/p>\n
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)<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
2025-26 Results vs. Golden Knights<\/p>\n
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).<\/p>\n
12\/02\/25 \u2014 4-3 L (SO), T-Mobile Arena<\/p>\n
01\/04\/26 \u2014 3-2 W (OT), United Center<\/p>\n
03\/14\/26 \u2014 T-Mobile Arena<\/p>\n
2025-26 Team Stats & Leaders<\/p>\n
Chicago Blackhawks:<\/p>\n
Goals \u2014 Tyler Bertuzzi (28)<\/p>\n
Assists \u2014 Connor Bedard (35)<\/p>\n
Points \u2014 Connor Bedard (62)<\/p>\n
GF\/GP \u2014 2.65 (27th)<\/p>\n
GA\/GP \u2014 3.14 (21st)<\/p>\n
PP% \u2014 19.8% (21st)<\/p>\n
PK% \u2014 85.6% (1st)<\/p>\n
FOW% \u2014 46.6% (30th)<\/p>\n
Vegas Golden Knights:<\/p>\n
Goals \u2014 Pavel Dorofeyev (32)<\/p>\n
Assists \u2014 Jack Eichel (50)<\/p>\n
Points \u2014 Jack Eichel (74)<\/p>\n
GF\/GP \u2014 3.26 (12th)<\/p>\n
GA\/GP \u2014 3.08 (15th)<\/p>\n
PP% \u2014 25.1% (4th)<\/p>\n
PK% \u2014 81.9% (7th)<\/p>\n
FOW% \u2014 51.1% (9th)<\/p>\n
How To Watch, Listen, & Game Info<\/p>\n
Chicago Blackhawks (25-29-11, 61 points) @ Vegas Golden Knights (30-22-14, 74 points)<\/p>\n
9:00 p.m. CT \u2014 T-Mobile Arena<\/p>\n
Head Coaches: Jeff Blashill (CHI), Bruce Cassidy (VGK)<\/p>\n
TV\/Stream: CHSN (Ball\/Pang), SCRIPPS<\/p>\n
Radio: WGN 720 AM (Wiedeman\/Konroyd)<\/p>\n
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