Blackhawks lineup tonight: Chicago's projected lineup for game against Minnesota Wild | Nov 10, 2024

The Chicago Blackhawks will look to snap a two-game skid when they face the Minnesota Wild at home on Sunday night. After winning two straight to start November, defeating the Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks, the team has since lost two straight.

Ahead of tonight's game, the Blackhawks have defenceman Alec Martinez listed as day-to-day, an improvement from last week. Martinez suffered a groin injury and was previously listed on the injured reserve list; however, it sounds like he's getting closer to a return.

In addition, netminder Laurent Brossoit is also sidelined for the game with a knee injury. With that in mind, the Blackhawks' lines for tonight's game are projected to be as follows:

Forwards:

1. LW Philipp Kurashev - C Connor Bedard - RW Ryan Donato
2. LW Taylor Hall - C Nick Foligno - RW Tyler Bertuzzi
3. LW Ilya Mikheyev - C Jason Dickinson - RW Teuvo Teravainen
4. LW Pat Maroon - C Lukas Reichel - RW Craig Smith

Defense:

1. Wyatt Kaiser - Seth Jones
2. Connor Murphy - Nolan Allan
3. Alex Vlasic - Isaak Phillips

Goalies:

• Petr Mrazek
• Arvid Soderblom

Powerplay:

1. Tyler Bertuzzi, Lukas Reichel, Ryan Donato, Connor Bedard, Seth Jones
2. Philipp Kurashev, Teuvo Teravainen, Craig Smith, Taylor Hall, Alex Vlasic

Penalty Kill:

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

Looking at the Chicago Blackhawks' season so far and upcoming schedule following tonight's game against Minnesota

Following the individual success of Connor Bedard's rookie year, general manager Kyle Davidson went to work bolstering the team's roster this summer. With the acquisitions of Teuvo Teravainen and Tyler Bertuzzi, the team entered this season with high hopes; however, it has struggled to find consistency so far.

After going 2-3 through its first five games of the season, the team went on a four-game skid that included losses to Buffalo, Vancouver, Nashville and Dallas.

While they defeated the Colorado Avalanche in a pivotal divisional matchup on Oct. 28, they then closed out the month of October with a loss to the Sharks.

Since then, the team has gone 2-2, opening November with a two-game win streak that saw them defeat the Kings and the Ducks. The team has lost two straight heading into tonight's game.

After hosting the Wild, the Blackhawks will then hit the road for a two-game stretch that will see them play the Kraken on Nov. 14 and the Canucks on Nov. 16. From there, they will then return home for a two-game stretch that will include a Nov. 19 game against the Ducks and a Nov. 21 game against the Panthers.