NHL Game Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks with Line Combinations 3/13/2025

Chicago Blackhawks (20-36-9, 49 Pts) at San Jose Sharks (17-40-9, 43 pts)

Venue: SAP Center
Date: Thursday, March 13
Time: 10:30 ET
TV: ESPN+/CHSN/NBCSCA
Radio:
Chicago – WGN Radio 720 AM
San Jose – Sharks Audio Network

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Chicago: +1.5 ML +100
San Jose: -1.5 ML -120
O/U 6.5

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Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes:

The Blackhawks have dropped two straight most recently being shut out by the Colorado Avalanche on Monday. Since March 1st they are 3-1-2 averaging 3.33 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.83 goals per game. Since the addition of Spencer Knight, he is 2-1-0 with a 1.98 goals-against average and a .941 save percentage.

San Jose Sharks News & Notes:

The Sharks dropped their third straight game on Tuesday in a 3-2 loss to the Nashville Predators. They are 2-6-2 in their last ten games averaging 2.80 goals per game while allowing four goals per game. Will Smith extended his point streak entering tonight on a four-game point streak recording five points on two goals and three assists on this stretch.

Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines:

Dach-Bedard-Dickinson
Teravainen-Donato-Mikheyev
Slaggert-Nazar-Foligno
Bertuzzi-Veleno-Reichel

Vlasic-Kaiser
Del Mastro-Murphy
Martinez-Levshunov

Knight
Soderblom

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San Jose Sharks Projected Lines:

Eklund-Wennberg-Toffoli
Kostin-Celebrini-Smith
Kovalenko-Dellandrea-Graf
Grundstrom-Giles-Goodrow

Ferraro-Mukhamadullin
Vlasic-Liljegren
Schuldt-Desharnais

Georgiev
Romanov

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Players To Watch:

Chicago

Tyler Bertuzzi this season has 34 points on 17 goals and 17 assists. He’s faced the Sharks 13 times in his career recording 14 points on six goals and eight assists; in two meetings this season he has a goal in each game.

San Jose

Will Smith this season has 33 points on 12 goals and 21 assists. He scored two goals in one of the two games this season against Chicago.  

Injury Report:

Chicago Blackhawks

G Laurent Brossoit – IR

San Jose Sharks

D Henry Thrun – Out
C Logan Couture – LTIR
D Jan Rutta – IR

Next Game:

Chicago – March 15 at Vancouver Canucks
San Jose – March 15 vs. Washington Capitals

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5. ITR 43: It's Winning Time 39:10