Blackhawks at Golden Knights

BLACKHAWKS (11-18-5) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (23-13-1)

Blackhawks projected lineup
Dominik Kubalik -- Jonathan Toews -- Patrick Kane
Alex DeBrincat -- Dylan Strome -- Brett Connolly
Philipp Kurashev -- Kirby Dach -- MacKenzie Entwistle
Jujhar Khaira -- Henrik Borgstrom -- Ryan Carpenter
Jake McCabe -- Seth Jones
Calvin de Haan -- Connor Murphy
Caleb Jones -- Riley Stillman
Marc-Andre Fleury
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: Kurtis Gabriel, Ian Mitchell
Injured: Reese Johnson (clavicle), Tyler Johnson (neck)
COVID-19 protocol: Kevin Lankinen, Brandon Hagel, Sam Lafferty, Erik Gustafsson
Golden Knights projected lineup
Evgenii Dadonov -- Chandler Stephenson -- Mark Stone
Jonathan Marchessault -- William Karlsson -- Reilly Smith
Mattias Janmark -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
William Carrier -- Brett Howden -- Nolan Patrick
Brayden McNabb -- Alex Pietrangelo
Shea Theodore -- Zach Whitecloud
Ben Hutton -- Dylan Coghlan
Robin Lehner
Logan Thompson
Scratched: Michael Amadio
Injured: Jack Eichel (neck), Max Pacioretty (wrist), Nicolas Hague (wrist), Alec Martinez (facial laceration), Laurent Brossoit (upper body)
Status report
Connolly will return to the lineup after serving a four-game suspension for interference against Dallas Stars forward Tanner Kero on Dec. 19. … The Golden Knights are expected to dress the same lineup they used in a 5-1 win against the New York Rangers on Thursday.