Okay, so here’s the set up for tonight’s final game of the 2023-24 NHL regular season — and, with the latest start time on the slate, this is indeed the actual, final game of the entire regular season. And the Blackhawks are in the middle of the final piece of the NHL’s playoff puzzle.
This is important because Vegas’ game against Anaheim begins 30 minutes before the Blackhawks and Kings. How that game progresses may influence how the Kings deploy some of their veterans late in the game.
Oh, and it sounds like the Blackhawks might only have 5 defensemen available… oh joy.
Broadcast Info
Puck Drop: 9:30 PM CT
TV: NBC Sports Chicago
Radio: WGN 720 AM
Expected Lineups
Chicago Blackhawks
Nick Foligno — Connor Bedard — Philipp Kurashev
Lukas Reichel — Andreas Athanasiou — Tyler Johnson
Jason Dickinson — Frank Nazar III — Joey Anderson
Landon Slaggert — Ryan Donato — Taylor Raddysh
Alex Vlasic — Seth Jones
Kevin Korchinski — Jaycob Megna
Jarred Tinordi — ???
🥅 Arvid Söderblom
Los Angeles Kings
Quinton Byfield – Anze Kopitar – Adrian Kempe
Trevor Moore – Phillip Danault – Viktor Arvidsson
Kevin Fiala – Blake Lizotte – Trevor Lewis
Alex Laferriere – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Alex Turcotte
Mikey Anderson – Drew Doughty
Vlad Gavrikov – Matt Roy
Andreas Englund – Jordan Spence
🥅 Cam Talbot