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Kaiser has not played since February 4th, but will make his return from a lower-body injury on Friday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 23-year-old defenseman is averaging 19:10 time-on-ice and has 12 points (5G / 7A) in 57 games this season.

The Blackhawks acquired Mangiapane from the Oilers along with a conditional 2027 first-round pick in exchange for forwards Jason Dickinson and Colton Dach on Wednesday. The 29-year-old Mangiapane had a disappointing campaign with the Oilers and hopes a fresh start with the Blackhawks will serve him well. He scored 14 points (7G / 7A) in 52 games with the Oilers this season.

Korchinski has spent almost all of 2025-26 in the AHL, where he has 23 points (2G / 21A) in 45 games with Rockford. With Wyatt Kaiser being activated from IR, Korchinski will return to the AHL. He has six goals and 12 assists (18 points) in 94 career NHL games.

The Blackhawks acquired Mangiapane from the Oilers along with a conditional 2027 first-round pick in exchange for forwards Jason Dickinson and Colton Dach on Wednesday. The 29-year-old Mangiapane had a disappointing campaign with the Oilers and hopes a fresh start with the Blackhawks will serve him well. He scored 14 points (7G / 7A) in 52 games with the Oilers this season.

Kaiser has not played since February 4th, but should make his return from a lower-body injury on Friday against the Vancouver Canucks. The 23-year-old defenseman is averaging 19:10 time-on-ice and has 12 points (5G / 7A) in 57 games this season.

Mangiapane's brief and disappointing career as an Oiler comes to an abrupt end on Wednesday, with the Oilers shipping him and a first-round draft pick out in exchange for forwards Jason Dickinson and Colton Dach. Mangiapane just couldn't find his footing in Edmonton after signing a two-year, $7.2-million contract in the off-season. The 29-year-old winger scored just seven times in 52 games and struggled to even hold a place in Edmonton's lineup toward the end of his Oilers tenure. Luckily for Mangiapane, he should be afforded plenty of ice time and opportunity to rediscover his game on a young and upcoming Chicago team.

Knight was terrific in his previous outing, saving 32 of 34 shots (.941 SV%), but did not receive ample goal support, losing 3-1 to the league-leading Colorado Avalanche. The 24-year-old Knight will hope to build on his strong performance, his first time allowing fewer than three goals in eight games (2-5-1). The Blackhawks enter the action on Tuesday as +139 road underdogs against a Winnipeg Jets team that has lost four of its last five games (1-2-2).

Rinzel has missed the last two games due to an illness, but should draw back into the lineup on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets. The 21-year-old Rinzel is averaging 17:16 time-on-ice and has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 32 games this season. He has seen a steep uptick in deployment since his most recent recall from the AHL, averaging 22:22 time-on-ice and scoring two points (1G / 1A) in four games.

Knight was terrific in his previous outing, saving 32 of 34 shots (.941 SV%), but did not receive ample goal support, losing 3-1 to the league-leading Colorado Avalanche. The 24-year-old Knight will hope to build on his strong performance, his first time allowing fewer than three goals in eight games (2-5-1). The Blackhawks enter the action on Tuesday as +139 road underdogs against a Winnipeg Jets team that has lost four of its last five games (1-2-2).

Del Mastro played two games with the Blackhawks earlier this season, but has spent most of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL. The 23-year-old defenseman, a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, has 18 points (2G / 16A) in 45 games with the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) this season.