NHL Game Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Vegas Golden Knights with Line Combinations 2/27/2025

Chicago Blackhawks (17-34-7, 44 pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (34-18-6, 74 pts)

Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Thursday, February 27
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: ESPN+/CHSN/SCRIPPS
Radio:
Chicago – WGN Radio 720 AM
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Chicago +1.5 ML +285
Vegas: -1.5 ML -360
O/U 6.5

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Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes:

The Blackhawks dropped their fourth straight game on Tuesday against the Utah Hockey Club 2-1. They are now 2-6-4 in their last 12 games. They are averaging 2.75 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.75 goals per game.

Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

The Golden Knights saw their three-game winning streak snapped in a 5-2 loss to the Los Angeles Kings on Monday. They are 3-3-0 in February and are averaging 2.50 goals per game while allowing 2.67 goals per game.

Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines:

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

Martinez-Jones
Vlasic-Murphy
Allan-Del Mastro

Mrazek
Soderblom

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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Eichel-Olofsson
Lavoie-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Saad-Howden-Stone
Pearson-Roy-Kolesar

Hague-Pietrangelo
Hanifin-Whitecloud
McNabb-Korczak

Hill
Samsonov

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Players To Watch:

Chicago Blackhawks

Tyler Bertuzzi this season has 30 points on 17 goals and 13 assists. He’s faced the Golden Knights nine times recording six points on four goals and two assists; two of those goals came from the previous meeting this season.

Vegas Golden Knights

Tomas Hertl this season has 44 points on 22 goals and 22 assists. He’s faced the Blackhawks 25 times in his career recording 19 points on nine goals and ten assists; he had three points in the meeting earlier this season on two goals and an assist.

Injury Report:

Chicago Blackhawks

G Laurent Brossoit – IR
C Jason Dickinson – Out

Vegas Golden Knights

C William Karlsson – IR
RW Cole Schwindt – IR
D Shea Theodore – Out

Next Game:

Chicago – March 1 at Anaheim Ducks
Vegas – March 2 vs. New Jersey Devils

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