Overview
- Puck drop is 7 p.m. ET at United Center in the teams’ first meeting of the season.
- Chicago enters off a 4-3 shootout victory in Dallas, with Tyler Bertuzzi scoring twice and rookie Nick Lardis netting the winner.
- Arvid Soderblom stopped 28 of 31 shots before securing the shootout, reinforcing a solid outing in goal for the Blackhawks.
- Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar remain out for Chicago, with Bedard’s shoulder slated for evaluation in early January.
- Pittsburgh has gone 1-5-4 over its past 10 games, and recent addition Stuart Skinner is 0-3-0 with a 4.18 goals-against average since joining the Penguins.