NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks with Line Combinations 1/18/2025

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Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks

Venue: United Center
Date: Today – Saturday, January 18
Time: 7:00 pm CST
TV: CHSN / SCRIPPS
Radio:
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM
Chicago – 720 WGN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vegas -1.5 ML +110
Chicago +1.5 ML -130
O/U 6.5

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Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes

Vegas is in a bit of a slump right now, losing four out of five games. Thankfully, they banked plenty of points before the skid. Unfortunately, the Edmonton Oilers are playing fantastic hockey and have tied the Golden Knights. With Edmonton’s addition of John Klingberg, I’d expected Vegas to start scouring the market for a deal.

Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes

Like Vegas, Chicago has lost 4 in the last five games and is headed into a streak of playoff contenders over the next two weeks. As Chicago is already out of the playoffs, expect the Taylor Hall trade rumors to start heating up.

Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines

Barbashev-Eichel-Stone
Olofsson-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Howden-Karlsson-Holtz
Pearson-Roy-Kolesar

Hanifin-Pietrangelo
McNabb-Theodore
Hague-Whitecloud

Hill
Samsonov

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Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines

Bertuzzi-Bedard-Nazar
Teravainen-Dickinson-Mikheyev
Dach-Reichel-Foligno
Hall-Donato-Maroon

Martinez-Jones
Vlasic-Crevier
Allan-Brodie

Mrazek
Soderblom

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Players To Watch:

Vegas Golden Knights

Jack Eichel leads the team in points (55) and assists (44). Goaltending tandem Ilya Samsonov and Adin Hill are both having spectacular seasons; no matter the goalie in net, scoring will be a struggle.

Chicago Blackhawks

Tyler Bertuzzi leads the Blackhawks in goals scored with 14. Connor Bedard and Ryan Donato in a close second with 13.

Injury Report:

Vegas Golden Knights

None

Chicago Blackhawks

G Laurent Brossoit – IR (Non-Roster)
D Connor Murphy – Day to day

Next Game

Vegas Golden Knights – January 20 vs. St. Louis Blues
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