Dach sustained an apparent arm injury and will need to be evaluated further after exiting Thursday's game versus the Kings, per CHGO Sports.
Dach was hurt in the third period and will need to be checked out prior to Saturday's game versus the Blues. The 22-year-old's point drought is up to five contests after he was held off the scoresheet Thursday. Philipp Kurashev and Patrick Maroon are candidates to check into the lineup if Dach is forced to miss time.
Blackhawks' Spencer Knight: Starting again Thursday
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Knight will protect the home goal versus the Kings on Thursday, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Knight has lost his last three starts, giving up 11 goals on 74 shots in that span. The 23-year-old won his first start with the Blackhawks in a March 3 game versus the Kings, but he was busy in that game with a 41-save effort. The Kings have gone 5-1-1 since that contest, scoring 19 times over seven contests.
Reichel notched an assist in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Kraken.
Reichel ended his six-game point drought by assisting on a Tyler Bertuzzi tally in the first period. The 22-year-old Reichel remains in a fourth-line role, and while he saw 14:48 of ice time Tuesday, that hasn't been the norm lately. He reached the 20-point mark for the first time with the helper, and he's added 61 shots on net, 25 blocked shots, 23 hits and a minus-9 rating over 59 appearances. Reichel is looking less like a future fantasy star and more like a bottom-six regular who can chip in depth scoring and take power-play time.
Levshunov notched a power-play assist and went minus-2 in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Kraken.
The Blackhawks' opening goal was a glimpse into the future, as Levshunov set up Connor Bedard for the tally. That's the No. 1 defenseman and No. 1 center for the rest of the decade connecting on a goal. So far, Levshunov has been up to the challenge in the NHL with two points, six shots on net and eight blocked shots, but he also has a minus-7 rating over four contests. That's the price he'll have to pay until the Blackhawks' young core gets into their collective prime years.
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Blackhawks' Alex Vlasic: Snags helper in loss
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Vlasic logged an assist, three blocked shots and a minus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Kraken.
Vlasic has held steady in March with five points over nine contests, though he has a minus-4 rating for the month. The 23-year-old defenseman was poised for a large boost in ice time following the Seth Jones trade, but the call-up of Artyom Levshunov has balanced out the ice time on Chicago's blue line recently. Vlasic is still a top-four defender for the team and is now at 27 points, 90 shots on net, 128 blocked shots, 51 hits and a minus-16 rating over 68 appearances.
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Blackhawks' Connor Bedard: Buries power-play goal
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Bedard scored a power-play goal on four shots and went minus-3 in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Kraken.
Bedard ended a three-game slide with a goal at 3:46 of the first period. The 19-year-old center has just four points over nine outings in March, a continuation of his inconsistent offense from late February. For the season, Bedard is at 18 goals, 53 points (24 on the power play), 163 shots on net, 62 PIM and a minus-36 rating across 68 appearances. That's eight points back of his total from the same number of contests in 2023-24, and he's also sporting a minus-80 rating for his career while playing on defensively deficient Chicago teams.
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Blackhawks' Tyler Bertuzzi: Puts end to goal drought
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Bertuzzi scored a goal on two shots and added a power-play assist in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Kraken.
Bertuzzi's tally put the Blackhawks ahead 2-0 late in the first period, but it was all Kraken after that. The goal snapped Bertuzzi's 20-game run without scoring, a span in which he had seven assists, took 26 shots on net and went minus-12. The 30-year-old has been on the fourth line in recent contests, so it could be tough for him to find a consistent scoring touch without a promotion to a better spot in the lineup. Bertuzzi is at 18 goals, 36 points (15 on the power play), 110 shots on net, 54 hits an a minus-35 rating through 68 outings.
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Blackhawks' Spencer Knight: Skid reaches three games
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Knight stopped 24 of 30 shots in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Kraken.
Knight has now allowed 11 goals during his three-game losing streak. He had an opportunity Tuesday to tighten his grip on the starting job after Arvid Soderblom gave up six goals versus the Canucks, but Knight's poor performance against a lesser team is not encouraging. The 23-year-old Knight is still likely to receive a slight edge in starts down the stretch. He's now at 14-11-1 with a 2.51 GAA and a .906 save percentage through 28 appearances between the Blackhawks and the Panthers. Chicago's next game is a tough home matchup versus the Kings on Thursday, though Knight dazzled in a 41-save effort to earn a 5-1 win over Los Angeles in his Blackhawks debut March 3.
Rinzel was announced as the Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday.
Rinzel put together a solid 2024-25 campaign on the offensive side of the puck as well, registering 10 goals and 31 points -- both career highs -- in 39 games with the University of Minnesota. Selected by the Blackhawks with the 25th overall pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, fantasy players will have to take a wait-and-see approach regarding the defenseman's future, as he could return to college next year.
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Blackhawks' Spencer Knight: Facing Seattle
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Knight will draw the home start Tuesday against the Kraken, according to Charlie Roumeliotis of WGN Radio.
Knight has dropped back-to-back games after winning his first two outings with the Blackhawks since being acquired in a trade from the Panthers. He's posted a solid .928 save percentage and a 2.24 GAA with Chicago so far. Seattle is tied for 14th in the NHL in 2024-25 with 2.97 goals per game this season.
Blackhawks' Artyom Levshunov: Earns first career assist
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Levshunov notched an assist, two shots on goal, four blocked shots and a minus-2 rating in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Canucks.
It took Levshunov just three games to get on the scoresheet for the first time -- he set up a Wyatt Kaiser tally for his first career assist. Levshunov is already handling top-four minutes for the Blackhawks, and he's also getting power-play time. There will be growing pains for the 19-year-old, as he's already taken a minus-5 rating, but he's added seven blocked shots and six shots on net through three outings, so the skills that made him the second-overall pick in 2024 are evident right from the start.
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Blackhawks' Teuvo Teravainen: Assists in back-to-back games
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Teravainen logged an assist and three hits in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Canucks.
It was a rare physical game for Teravainen -- he's been credited with multiple hits just twice this season. The winger has two goals and seven assists over eight outings in March, keeping his offense steady even if there's not much else to his production. For the season, he's at 15 goals, 37 helpers, 97 shots on net and a minus-14 rating through 67 appearances. He needs just one more point to match his total from 2023-24, and he's on pace to get back to the 60-point mark for the first time since 2021-22.
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Blackhawks' Ryan Donato: Surpasses 50-point mark
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Donato notched two assists and two shots on goal in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Canucks.
Donato crossed the 50-point mark with this performance, which saw him assist on goals by Alex Vlasic and Wyatt Kaiser. The 28-year-old Donato is at 51 points (23 goals, 28 helpers) through 65 appearances, putting him 20 points clear of his next best season -- his 31-point effort in 2021-22 with the Kraken. Donato has added 147 shots on net, 99 hits, 37 PIM and a minus-11 rating through 65 outings this campaign, and he's regularly featured on the second line in recent weeks, which has allowed him to keep scoring at a meaningful rate.
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Blackhawks' Wyatt Kaiser: Scores in loss
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Kaiser scored a goal on two shots in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Canucks.
Kaiser has three goals and an assist over eight outings in March. The 22-year-old looks to be getting comfortable in a top-four role in the NHL now, though he's not seeing much power-play usage. For the season, he's contributed four goals, seven points, 54 shots on net, 42 hits, 75 blocked shots and a plus-1 rating across 43 appearances.
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Blackhawks' Alex Vlasic: Tallies in big loss
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Vlasic scored a goal on three shots, blocked four shots and went minus-2 in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Canucks.
Vlasic got the Blackhawks on the board late in the second period, but that only made it 3-1 in the Canucks' favor. The 23-year-old defenseman has two goals and two assists over eight outings in March and continues to see top-four minutes and power-play time. The arrival of Artyom Levshunov has started to reduce Vlasic's workload slightly, but there are plenty of minutes up for grabs for young blueliners on this roster. Vlasic still has decent appeal in fantasy -- he's at four goals, 26 points, 90 shots on net, 125 blocked shots, 51 hits and a minus-14 rating over 67 appearances this season.
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Blackhawks' Arvid Soderblom: Ugly performance in loss
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Soderblom allowed six goals on 15 shots in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Canucks.
While the Canucks didn't generate many shots, they were able to capitalize on plenty of chances. Soderblom can hardly afford to have a bad outing -- Spencer Knight had started the previous two games and looks to be solidifying himself as the No. 1 netminder. Soderblom earned his ninth loss in 10 appearances (1-5-4), and he's down to 8-16-7 with a 3.14 GAA and a .901 save percentage through 32 appearances this season. The Blackhawks are back in action at home Tuesday versus the Kraken, and Soderblom may have to wait until next weekend's back-to-back to get in the crease again.
