The Vegas Golden Knights take on the Chicago Blackhawks tonight at the United Center. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
GOLDEN KNIGHTS (29-13-3) at BLACKHAWKS (14-28-3)
8 p.m. ET; CHSN, SCRIPPS
Golden Knights projected lineup
Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Mark Stone
Cole Schwindt — William Karlsson — Brett Howden
Victor Olofsson — Tomas Hertl — Pavel Dorofeyev
Tanner Pearson — Alexander Holtz — Keegan Kolesar
Noah Hanifin — Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb — Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague — Zach Whitecloud
Ilya Samsonov
Adin Hill
Scratched: Ben Hutton, Kaedan Korczak, Nicolas Roy
Injured: None
Status report
Neither team conducted a morning skate Saturday … Samsonov is expected to start after Hill made 25 saves in a 3-2 loss at the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday.
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Blackhawks projected lineup
Tyler Bertuzzi — Connor Bedard — Frank Nazar
Teuvo Teravainen — Jason Dickinson — Ilya Mikheyev
Colton Dach — Lukas Reichel — Nick Foligno
Taylor Hall — Ryan Donato — Patrick Maroon
Alec Martinez — Seth Jones
Alec Vlasic — Louis Crevier
Nolan Allan — Wyatt Kaiser
Petr Mrazek
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: Philipp Kurashev, TJ Brodie
Injured: Laurent Brossoit (knee), Connor Murphy (groin), Craig Smith (back)
Status report
Maroon did not practice on Friday for maintenance but is expected to play.
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