NHL Game Preview: Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks with Line Combinations 3/28/2025

Vegas Golden Knights
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Vegas Golden Knights at Chicago Blackhawks

Venue: United Center
Date: Friday, March 28
Time: 7:30 pm CST

TV: ESPN+ / SN360 / CHSN / SCRIPPS
Radio:
Vegas Golden Knights – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM
Chicago Blackhawks – WGN Radio 720 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Vegas Golden -1.5 ML +1
Chicago +1.5 ML -1
O/U 5.5

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Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:

With 11 games left on the schedule, the Golden Knights have a five point lead on the Los Angeles Kings for first place in the Pacific Division.

Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes:

Current Blackhawks coach Anders Sorensen is taking heat in the media. Sorensen was asked after the latest Blackhawks game about Connor Bedard being given extra shoves on the ice, and his lack of response to the situation. His response? ‘I just don’t know what to gain out of it.’

Obviously, the Blackhawks aren’t married to Sorensen behind the bench, but things aren’t well in Chicago.

Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:

Barbashev-Eichel-Stone
Saad-Hertl-Dorofeyev
Howden-Karlsson-Smith
Olofsson-Roy-Kolesar

Hanifin-Pietrangelo
McNabb-Whitecloud
Hutton-Hague

Samsonov
Hill

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Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines:

Mikheyev-Nazar-Bedard
Teravainen-Donato-Reichel
Slaggert-Foligno-Bertuzzi
Veleno-Reichel-Maroon

Vlasic-Kaiser
Del Mastro-Murphy
Martinez-Levshunov

Knight
Soderblom

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Players To Watch:

Vegas Golden Knights

Jack Eichel has been otherworldly in the last five games, carrying the Golden Knights offense with 10 points (five goals, five assists). Eichel also leads the Golden Knights in scoring this season with 90 points. Mark Stone is second with 63 points.

Chicago Blackhawks

Tyler Bertuzzi has had a mediocre year. In the last five games, he’s turned up the heat. Bertuzzi has three goals and four assists for seven points in the last five games. Connor Bedard has three goals in the last five games that helped him hit the 20 goal mark in back-to-back seasons.

Injury Report:

Vegas Golden Knights

C Raphael Lavoie – OUT
D Shea Theodore – OUT

Chicago Blackhawks

G Laurent Brossoit – Out for Season
C Jason Dickinson – Questionable
D Alec Martinez – Out
C Colton Dach – Out

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