Some news and notes ahead of the game Saturday night between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Nashville Predators.
Newly acquired defensemen Nikita Zaitsev and forward Anders Bjork will be making their Blackhawks debuts.
Petr Mrazek starts. Nikita Zaitsev and Andreas Englund are in on the back end. Anders Bjork, a Packers fan from Wisconsin (insert dramatic musical sting here), is in the lineup, too. Ian Mitchell is the lone healthy scratch.
— Mark Lazerus (@MarkLazerus) March 4, 2023
Just for reference, these were the lines and pairings at Friday’s practice, but it sounds like there will be some minor changes now that Bjork and Zaitsev are confirmed for the game.