The Chicago Blackhawks and the Toronto Maple Leafs face off tonight at Scotiabank Arena in an interconference matchup. The Blackhawks, with a record of 13-13-6, are kicking off a three-game road trip in Canada. Meanwhile, the Maple Leafs, sitting at 14-12-5, are looking to snap a two-game losing streak.
In their previous encounter this season, the Blackhawks defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2 at the United Center on November 15. Ryan Greene and Teuvo Teravainen each scored for Chicago, with Colton Dach netting his first NHL game-winning goal. Goaltender Spencer Knight secured the win, stopping 31 of 33 shots.
Blackhawks Projected Lineup:
Due to being late to practice, Artyom Levshunov will be scratched from tonight's game, and Ethan Del Mastro will take his place in the lineup. Connor Bedard remains out with an upper-body injury. Nick Foligno is still on injured reserve but traveled with the team and may return later in the road trip.
- Forwards: Tyler Bertuzzi — Frank Nazar — Andre Burakovsky
- Forwards: Oliver Moore — Ryan Greene — Nick Lardis
- Forwards: Teuvo Teravainen — Jason Dickinson — Ilya Mikheyev
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Forwards: Colton Dach — Dominic Toninato — Ryan Donato
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Defense: Alex Vlasic — Louis Crevier
- Defense: Matt Grzelcyk — Wyatt Kaiser
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Defense: Ethan Del Mastro — Connor Murphy
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Goaltenders: Spencer Knight, Arvid Soderblom
Maple Leafs Projected Lineup:
Joseph Woll is set to return in goal for the Maple Leafs after recovering from a lower-body injury. Dakota Joshua will also return to the lineup after missing one game due to illness, replacing Calle Jarnkrok. Chris Tanev is still recovering from an upper-body injury.
- Forwards: Mathew Knies — Auston Matthews — William Nylander
- Forwards: Bobby McMann — John Tavares — Nicholas Robertson
- Forwards: Steven Lorentz — Scott Laughton — Easton Cowan
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Forwards: Dakota Joshua — Nicolas Roy — Max Domi
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Defense: Morgan Rielly — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
- Defense: Jake McCabe — Troy Stecher
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Defense: Simon Benoit — Henry Thrun
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Goaltenders: Joseph Woll, Dennis Hildeby
Additional Game Notes:
The Maple Leafs are currently 7th in the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have won 5 and lost 4, with 1 overtime loss, in the last 10 regular season games against the Blackhawks. The Maple Leafs are 11th in the league in scoring, averaging 3.3 goals per game, while the Blackhawks are 24th. The Blackhawks have a power play percentage of 21.51%, while the Maple Leafs have a power play percentage of 14.29%.
The Maple Leafs are favored to win tonight's game.
