Blackhawks lineup tonight: Chicago’s projected lineup for game against the Colorado Avalanche | Jan. 8, 2025

The Chicago Blackhawks will look to bounce back from Sunday's 2-6 loss to the New York Rangers when they face the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. After snapping a five-game skid with a win over Montreal to kick off the new year, the team was handed a loss on their home ice by a struggling Rangers team.

Given that, Chicago (13-25-2) will look to get back in the win column when they face an Avalanche team (25-15-1) that has won four of its last five games and eight of its last ten.

When the Blackhawks take the ice on Wednesday, they are expected to be without defensemen Alec Martinez, Connor Murphy and netminder Laurent Brossoit again.

Chicago Blackhawks projected lines

Forwards:

1. Tyler Bertuzzi (LW) - Connor Bedard (C) - Colton Dach (RW)
2. Taylor Hall (LW) - Jason Dickinson (C) - Nick Foligno (RW)
3. Ilya Mikheyev (LW) - Frank Nazar (C) - Teuvo Teravainen (RW)
4. Pat Maroon (LW) - Ryan Donato (C) - Craig Smith (RW)

Defense:

1. Wyatt Kaiser - Seth Jones
2. Alex Vlasic - Louis Crevier
3. Nolan Allan - TJ Brodie

Goalies:

• Arvid Soderblom
• Petr Mrazek

Powerplay:

1. Tyler Bertuzzi, Ryan Donato, Teuvo Teravainen, Connor Bedard, Seth Jones
2. Colton Dach, Frank Nazar, Craig Smith, Taylor Hall, Alex Vlasic

Penalty Kill:

1. Jason Dickinson, Ilya Mikheyev, Alex Vlasic, Louis Crevier
2. Nick Foligno, Teuvo Teravainen, Wyatt Kaiser, Seth Jones

Looking at the odds for the Blackhawks vs. Avalanche game as well as upcoming games on Chicago's schedule

Heading into the Blackhawks vs. Avalanche game, it should come as no surprise that Colorado is a comfortable betting favorite, given how well they've played this season compared to Chicago.

On DraftKings, Colorado is a -245 favorite, while Chicago is a +200 underdog on the flip side. These odds are almost identical to those seen on FanDuel, where Colorado is a -245 favorite and Chicago is a +198 underdog.

Following the Blackhawks vs. Avalanche game, Chicago will hit the road for a clash against the Detroit Red Wings on Friday, which will kick off a back-to-back.

The following night, the Blackhawks will host the Edmonton Oilers at home to wrap up the week before hosting the Calgary Flames on Monday, Jan. 13.

From there, the team will hit the road for a showdown with the Nashville Predators on Thursday, Jan. 16, before wrapping up the week with a game against Vegas on Saturday, Jan. 18.