NHL Game Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 3/1/2025

Chicago Blackhawks (17-35-7, 44 pts) at Anaheim Ducks (26-25-7, 59 Pts)

Venue: Honda Center
Date: Saturday, March 1
Time: 10:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/CHSN/K-COP13
Radio:
Chicago – Sportsnet 650 AM
Anaheim – KLAA 830 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Chicago +1.5 ML +130
Anaheim: -1.5 ML +155
O/U 5.5

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Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes:

The Blackhawks dropped their fifth straight game on Thursday and their eighth in their last nine games. They wrapped up February going 1-5-2 averaging three goals per game while allowing 4.50 goals per game. In their 7-5 loss to Vegas on Thursday they got goals from Colton Dach, Nick Foligno, Philipp Kurashev, Ilya Mikheyev, and Ethan Del Mastro.

Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

The Ducks snapped their two-game skid with a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday. They now sit six points back of the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. They finished February going 5-1-1 averaging three goals per game while allowing an average of 2.29 goals per game.

Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines:

Bertuzzi-Bedard-Donato
Teravainen-Foligno-Mikheyev
Slaggert-Nazar-Dach
Maroon-Kurashev-Smith

Martinez-Jones
Vlasic-Murphy
Del Mastro-Brodie

Mrazek
Soderblom

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Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Vatrano-Strome-Terry
McTavish-Carlsson-Killorn
Gauthier-Lundestrom-Colangelo
Johnston-Harkins-Leason

Lacombe-Gudas
Mintyukov-Trouba
Dumoulin-Helleson

Gibson
Dostal

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Players To Watch:

Chicago Blackhawks

Connor Bedard this season has 49 points on 16 goals and 33 assists. He’s faced the Ducks five times in his career recording 11 points on a goal and ten assists; five of those assists came in the prior two meetings this season.

Anaheim Ducks

Alex Killorn this season has 24 points on 11 goals and 13 assists. He’s faced the Blackhawks 30 times in his career recording 25 points on 11 goals and 14 assists; he has a goal and an assist in two meetings this season.

Injury Report:

Chicago Blackhawks

G Laurent Brossoit – IR
C Jason Dickinson – Out

Anaheim Ducks

LW Brock McGinn – IR
G John Gibson – DTD
C Trevor Zegras – Out (Suspension)
C Robby Fabbri – IR

Next Game

Chicago – March 3 vs. Los Angeles Kings
Anaheim – March 4 at Edmonton Oilers

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