It’s a Central Division showdown tonight at Bridgestone Arena!
Nashville Predators
It’s assumed that Kevin Lankinen is well enough to back up Saros tonight as Yaroslav Askarov has been returned to Milwaukee. I doubt Lankinen gets the start against his former club, but he’s posted some nice numbers against the Blackhawks this season. “Lankinen played the first 69 games of his NHL career with Chicago from 2020-22. He went 25-29-11 and posted a 3.23 goals-against average and .901 save percentage for the Blackhawks. He faced Chicago for the first time on Nov. 18 and earned the win, stopping 29 of 31 shots.