Chicago Blackhawks (20-37-9, 49 Pts) at Vancouver Canucks (30-24-11, 71 pts)
Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Saturday, March 15
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/CHSN/NOX
Radio:
Chicago – WGN Radio 720 AM
Vancouver – Sportsnet 650 AM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Chicago: +1.5 ML +200
Vancouver: -1.5 ML -245
O/U 5.5
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Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes:
The Blackhawks dropped their third straight game on Thursday in a 4-2 loss to the San Jose Sharks. They are now 3-2-2 in March averaging 3.14 goals per game while allowing three goals per game. They are 0-2-0 against the Canucks this season and have been outscored 10-4 in those two games.
Vancouver Canucks News & Notes:
The Canucks snapped a two-game skid with a 4-3 shootout win over the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night. The Canucks are 3-3-0 in March averaging 2.67 goals per game while allowing 3.33 goals per game. Kevin Lankinen has started every game in March posting an .882 save percentage and a 2.83 goals-against average.
Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines:
Dach-Bedard-Dickinson
Teravainen-Donato-Mikheyev
Slaggert-Nazar-Foligno
Reichel-Veleno-Bertuzzi
Vlasic-Kaiser
Del Mastro-Murphy
Martinez-Levshunov
Knight
Soderblom
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Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:
Hoglander-E.Pettersson-DeBrusk
O’Connor-Chytil-Boeser
Joshua-Suter-Garland
Aman-Blueger-Sherwood
Hughes-Hronek
E.N.Pettersson-M.Pettersson
Forbort-Mancini
Lankinen
Silovs
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Players To Watch:
Chicago Blackhawks
Nick Foligno this season has 27 points on 12 goals and 15 assists. He’s faced the Canucks 31 times in his career recording 14 points on three goals and 14 assists; this season he has an assist in each of the first two games.
Vancouver Canucks
Conor Garland this season has 39 points on 16 goals and 23 assists. He’s faced the Blackhawks 14 times in his career recording 12 points on six goals and six assists; he has a goal and two assists between two meetings this season.
Injury Report:
Chicago Blackhawks
G Laurent Brossoit – IR
Vancouver Canucks
D Tyler Myers – Out
D Noah Juulsen – IR
G Thatcher Demko – IR
Next game:
Chicago – March 18 vs. Seattle Kraken
Vancouver – March 16 vs. Utah Hockey Club
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