Overview
- The matchup in Anaheim at 5 p.m. PT closes the teams’ season series.
- Anaheim sits atop the Pacific Division, and Chicago holds a Central wild-card berth.
- With Lukas Dostal and Petr Mrazek on IR, Ville Husso is set to start for the Ducks, while Arvid Soderblom is expected for the Blackhawks after Spencer Knight’s rough outing.
- Projected top lines feature Chris Kreider–Leo Carlsson–Troy Terry for Anaheim and Ryan Greene–Connor Bedard–Andre Burakovsky for Chicago.
- Chicago arrives on the second half of a back-to-back after a 6-0 loss in Los Angeles, and the Blackhawks took last Sunday’s meeting 5-3.