Game Thread 2-82 at Bruins -7PM EDT

[CoachFrenchy]

Welcome to the Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Bruins!

Here’s the latest news ahead of tonight’s matchup in Boston 👇

Projected Blackhawks Lines:
Dach – Bedard – Burakovsky
Teravainen – Nazar – Bertuzzi
Donato – Dickinson – Mikheyev
Foligno – Greene – Lafferty

Defensive Pairings:
Vlasic – Rinzel
Kaiser – Levshunov
Grzelcyk – Murphy

Starting Goalie:
Arvid Soderblom is expected to start tonight in goal for Chicago.

Jeff Blashill confirmed that Alex Vlasic will return to the lineup, which is great news for the blue line.

I’ll keep you updated throughout the day with any lineup changes, roster notes, and in-game reactions. A new postgame article will also drop later tonight — stay tuned!

Any questions or thoughts before puck drop?
Let’s go Blackhawks! 🏒🔥

[CoachFrenchy]

PREVIEW: Chicago Continues Opening Road Trip in Boston

Preview

[CoachFrenchy]

Here the line up for both teams:

Chicago Blackhawks

Colton Dach — Connor Bedard — André Burakovsky
Teuvo Teräväinen — Frank Nazar — Tyler Bertuzzi
Ryan Donato — Jason Dickinson — Ilya Mikheyev
Nick Foligno — Ryan Greene — Sam Lafferty

Alex Vlasic — Sam Rinzel
Wyatt Kaiser — Artyom Levshunov
Matt Grzelcyk — Connor Murphy

Arvid Söderblom

Boston Bruins

Morgan Geekie – Elias Lindholm – David Pastrňák
Pavel Zacha – Casey Mittelstadt – Viktor Arvidsson
Tanner Jeannot – Fraser Minten – Michael Eyssimont
Marat Khusnutdinov – Sean Kuraly – Mark Kastelic

Mason Lohrei – Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm – Andrew Peeke
Nikita Zadorov – Henri Jokiharju

Joonas Korpisalo

[Mr Ricochet]

Thanks, Frenchy. Man, would be nice if Dach grabs this chance by the throat. When the Hawks get a surprise in the system that outplays his draft status and predictions, I hope it’s a power forward, a Kniess type. Don’t think Dach is a Kniess but he don’t have to be to be effective, especially with Bedard whizzing around and hopefully getting 4 SOG. … North-South, work the walls and make something/chaos in the crease.

What’s Blashill saying. 45-50 starts for Knight this yr or does he want him fresh for Saturday at home v MTL?

Korpisalo is a bottom tier borderline starter last I saw him. Always good to miss Swayman. Hawks have a chance to get to Korpi a bit. …… Interested to see Rinzel after his first bad NHL game. Bet he comes back pretty good.

Bedard has the look, man. The most surety in his game I’ve seen as a pro. Add what his offseason training/skating has done for him and I’m more excited to see him play since his first 15 NHL games.

[Dan Maloneys left hook]

Did EDM get sent down or is he in the press box with Crev and Reichel?

[Dan Maloneys left hook]

CoachFrenchy wrote:

Here the line up for both teams:

Chicago Blackhawks

Colton Dach — Connor Bedard — André Burakovsky
Teuvo Teräväinen — Frank Nazar — Tyler Bertuzzi
Ryan Donato — Jason Dickinson — Ilya Mikheyev
Nick Foligno — Ryan Greene — Sam Lafferty

Alex Vlasic — Sam Rinzel
Wyatt Kaiser — Artyom Levshunov
Matt Grzelcyk — Connor Murphy

Arvid Söderblom

Boston Bruins

Morgan Geekie – Elias Lindholm – David Pastrňák
Pavel Zacha – Casey Mittelstadt – Viktor Arvidsson
Tanner Jeannot – Fraser Minten – Michael Eyssimont
Marat Khusnutdinov – Sean Kuraly – Mark Kastelic

Mason Lohrei – Charlie McAvoy
Hampus Lindholm – Andrew Peeke
Nikita Zadorov – Henri Jokiharju

Joonas Korpisalo

3rd Boston D pairing couldn’t make our team.

[CoachFrenchy]

Yes exactly: EDM is healthy scratch.. don’t be shock he returns to the AHL (soon) But Bashill likes him

[CoachFrenchy]

Give me your prediction for tonight’s game

CHI 4 Bos 3 in SO

[Mr Ricochet]

4-3, Hawks.

[Chunk]

Everyone was weak on the puck there…

Don’t really like the 11/7 set up in the second game.

[Metalhead]

Dressed 7D tonight.

[BetweenTheDots]

Just gotta say Arty isn’t ready yet, another bad play by him, 1-0 Boston

[Metalhead]

Bedard one-timer.
Great snipe, 1-1.

[BetweenTheDots]

Metalhead wrote:

Bedard one-timer.
Great snipe, 1-1.

Dach great job keeping the play alive

I’m becoming a fan of Greene

[Metalhead]

BetweenTheDots wrote:

Dach great job keeping the play alive

Hopefully this means Burakovsky already understands his primary job out there.

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