BLACKHAWKS (21-23-9) at PENGUINS (26-14-11)
7 p.m. ET; CHSN, SN-PIT, SNO, SNE, TVAS
Blackhawks projected lineup
Frank Nazar — Connor Bedard — Teuvo Teravainen
Ryan Greene — Oliver Moore — Andre Burakovsky
Tyler Bertuzzi — Jason Dickinson — Ilya Mikheyev
Ryan Donato — Nick Foligno — Colton Dach
Alex Vlasic — Louis Crevier
Wyatt Kaiser — Artyom Levshunov
Matt Grzelcyk — Connor Murphy
Arvid Soderblom
Spencer Knight
Scratched: Sam Lafferty, Landon Slaggert
Injured: None
Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell — Sidney Crosby — Justin Brazeau
Egor Chinakhov — Tommy Novak — Evgeni Malkin
Rutger McGroarty — Ben Kindel — Anthony Mantha
Connor Dewar — Blake Lizotte — Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon — Erik Karlsson
Brett Kulak — Kris Letang
Ilya Solovyov — Ryan Shea
Arturs Silovs
Stuart Skinner
Scratched: Kevin Hayes, Connor Clifton
Injured: Jack St. Ivany (hand surgery), Filip Hallander (blood clot), Ryan Graves (lower body), Caleb Jones (lower body)
Suspended: Bryan Rust
Status report
Soderblom starting and Dach entering the lineup on the fourth line in place of Slaggert, a forward, are the only expected changes for the Blackhawks from a 4-3 shootout loss at the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday. … Rust, usually right wing on Pittsburgh’s first line, will serve the first of a three-game suspension from the NHL Department of Player Safety for an illegal check to the head of Vancouver Canucks forward Brock Boeser during a 3-2 win Sunday. … McGroarty was recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League and will play his first NHL game since sustaining a concussion in a practice Jan. 6. … St. Ivany was placed on injured reserve. The defenseman is expected to be sidelined up to eight weeks after having surgery on his left hand.
