{"id":534376,"date":"2026-04-01T08:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/534376\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T08:29:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T08:29:13","slug":"blackhawks-visit-the-oilers-after-bertuzzis-2-goal-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/534376\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackhawks visit the Oilers after Bertuzzi&#8217;s 2-goal game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/chicago-blackhawks-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> (27-34-14, in the Central Division) vs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/edmonton-oilers-team\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> (38-28-9, in the Pacific Division)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">Edmonton, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Edmonton Oilers after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/tyler-bertuzzi-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Bertuzzi&#8217;s<\/a> two-goal game against the Winnipeg Jets in the Blackhawks&#8217; 4-3 overtime loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">Edmonton is 38-28-9 overall and 20-13-4 in home games. The Oilers have a 36-9-7 record in games they score three or more goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">Chicago has a 27-34-14 record overall and a 14-18-6 record on the road. The Blackhawks are 9-12-6 in games their opponents serve fewer penalty minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">The teams match up Thursday for the third time this season. The Oilers won 4-1 in the last meeting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/evan-bouchard-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Evan Bouchard<\/a> led the Oilers with two goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">TOP PERFORMERS: Bouchard has 20 goals and 66 assists for the Oilers. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/connor-mcdavid-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor McDavid<\/a> has seven goals and eight assists over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/connor-bedard-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Connor Bedard<\/a> has 30 goals and 37 assists for the Blackhawks. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/frank-nazar-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Nazar<\/a> has scored four goals with two assists over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">LAST 10 GAMES: Oilers: 6-3-1, averaging three goals, 4.7 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">Blackhawks: 2-5-3, averaging two goals, 3.2 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">INJURIES: Oilers: Leon Draisaitl: out (lower-body), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/colton-dach-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colton Dach<\/a>: out (undisclosed), Trent Frederic: out (undisclosed), Mattias Janmark: out for season (undisclosed).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">Blackhawks: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/shea-weber-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shea Weber<\/a>: out for season (ankle), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/artyom-levshunov-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Artyom Levshunov<\/a>: out for season (hand), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/andrew-mangiapane-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Mangiapane<\/a>: out (upper body), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/oliver-moore-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oliver Moore<\/a>: out (lower body), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/nhl\/matthew-grzelcyk-player\" class=\"entity\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Grzelcyk<\/a>: out for season (upper-body).<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">___<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" use-external-image=\"true\" data-v-d515c0f6=\"\">The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Chicago Blackhawks (27-34-14, in the Central Division) vs. Edmonton Oilers (38-28-9, in the Pacific Division) Edmonton, Alberta; 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