Overview
- Puck drop is 7:00 p.m. ET at the United Center, with coverage on CBC, CHSN and ESPN+ streaming.
- Auston Matthews is out at least a week with a lower-body injury, and Toronto enters on a four-game skid after a 4–3 OT loss to the Kings.
- Joseph Woll is projected to start his first game of the season for the Maple Leafs following a conditioning stint.
- Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill said Sam Rinzel will be a healthy scratch, Jason Dickinson is out, Tyler Bertuzzi is expected to play, and Frank Nazar is a game-time decision.
- Chicago’s momentum features Connor Bedard on a nine-game, 19-point streak and steady goaltending led by likely starter Spencer Knight on a defense limiting goals.