Bertuzzi will likely return to the Maple Leafs' lineup on Saturday against the Winnipeg Jets after missing the previous contest to attend to the birth of his child. Bertuzzi had one point in his previous contest to snap a three-game pointless skid.
Crevier will take a seat on Thursday as Isaak Phillips is set to take his place in the lineup. Crevier has no goals and three assists in 15 games this season.
Petr Mrazek was rewarded with a two-year contract extension on Wednesday, but the Blackhawks will turn to Soderblom between the pipes for only his second start in the last two weeks. Despite his lack of play, Soderblom has been serviceable lately, allowing three or fewer goals in his last three starts (0-3-0) and posting a solid .918 SV%. That said, the Blackhawks are +262 road underdogs against a Seattle Kraken team outscored 15-5 in their last four games (0-4-0).
Bertuzzi was not at practice on Tuesday and will be away from the team again on Wednesday, missing the Maple Leafs contest against the Winnipeg Jets to attend to the birth of his child. Bertuzzi had one point in the Maple Leafs' previous contest, snapping a three-game pointless skid.
Bertuzzi did not practice on Tuesday to attend to the birth of his child, but he could be ready to play on Wednesday against the Winnipeg Jets. Bertuzzi had one point in the Maple Leafs' previous contest, snapping a three-game pointless skid.
Lukas Reichel and Cole Guttman will be healthy scratches on Monday as Donato will return to the lineup after a two-game absence. Donato recorded an assist in his last outing, snapping an 11-game pointless skid.
Burakovsky played only 1:40 time on ice before exiting Saturday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a lower-body injury and has missed two games since. John Hayden will sit in order to make room for Burakovsky on Thursday.
It's unclear whether this is a healthy scratch or if it's related to some unknown injury. Donato has six goals and eight assists in 42 games this season.
Petr Mrazek's run of five consecutive starts will be over after all as Soderblom will be in the crease for Chicago on Thursday. Soderblom was originally projected to play the tail-end of a back-to-back on Wednesday, but the postponement of that game to Thursday opened up the door for the red-hot Mrazek to stay between the pipes. Nevertheless it will be Soderblom in goal, who hasn't played since January 5th. Soderlbom owns an abysmal 2-13-1 record on the season to go along with his .875 SV%. Things won't get any easier for him on Thursday with the Blackhawks being +225 underdogs in Buffalo.
Burakovsky played only 1:40 time on ice before exiting Saturday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a lower-body injury and has missed two games since. He was replaced in the lineup by Kailer Yamamoto but could return on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers.
Crevier has not played a game for the Blackhawks since January 2nd but will likely draw back in imminently as Nikita Zaitsev has been placed on the injured reserve with a right knee injury. In 13 games this season, Crevier has three assists, 11 hits, and 28 blocks.
Burakovsky played only 1:40 time on ice before exiting Saturday's game against the Columbus Blue Jackets with a lower-body injury. He will be replaced by Kailer Yamamoto on Monday.
Burakovsky played just 1:40 TOI before leaving Saturday's win in Columbus with a lower-body injury. Head coach Dave Hakstol did not have an update on Burakovsky's status post-game, so consider him questionable to play Monday in Pittsburgh.
The Blackhawks will be without rookie phenom Bedard for the next 6-8 weeks after successfully undergoing surgery on Monday. Bedard took a heavy open-ice hit from the Devils' Brendan Smith in the first period of Friday's game and did not return. In addition to being out for the next several weeks, Bedard will also be unable to compete at the All-Star game. Bedard's absence further hurts an already injury-depleted Blackhawks roster, whose active scoring leader is now Philipp Kurashev, who has only 23 points (8G / 15A) in 34 games.
Anderson will play for the first time since December 17th, a 10-game absence due to a left shoulder injury. Anderson has five points (0G / 5A) in 13 games this season and is expected to play on a line with Colin Blackwell and Jason Dickinson.
Bedard took a heavy open-ice hit from the Devils' Brendan Smith in the first period of Friday's game and did not return. We should expect to receive an update on the injury and a possible timeline for his return to the lineup following the completion of Friday's game.
Soderblom will draw the Blackhawks' crease for a second-straight game as he tries to break a perosnal seven game losing streak on the road in New Jersey Friday. The 24-year-old sophomore has been terrible yet again in 2023-24, with wins only against the Toronto Maple Leafs leading to his 2-12-1 record, 4.07 GAA and .874 SV%. He heads to New Jersey to take on the Devils, who have won four of their last five matchups and are sixth in the NHL in goals per game (3.53).
