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Knight was terrific in his previous outing, saving 32 of 34 shots (.941 SV%), but did not receive ample goal support, losing 3-1 to the league-leading Colorado Avalanche. The 24-year-old Knight will hope to build on his strong performance, his first time allowing fewer than three goals in eight games (2-5-1). The Blackhawks enter the action on Tuesday as +139 road underdogs against a Winnipeg Jets team that has lost four of its last five games (1-2-2).

Rinzel has missed the last two games due to an illness, but should draw back into the lineup on Tuesday against the Winnipeg Jets. The 21-year-old Rinzel is averaging 17:16 time-on-ice and has 10 points (2G / 8A) in 32 games this season. He has seen a steep uptick in deployment since his most recent recall from the AHL, averaging 22:22 time-on-ice and scoring two points (1G / 1A) in four games.

Knight was terrific in his previous outing, saving 32 of 34 shots (.941 SV%), but did not receive ample goal support, losing 3-1 to the league-leading Colorado Avalanche. The 24-year-old Knight will hope to build on his strong performance, his first time allowing fewer than three goals in eight games (2-5-1). The Blackhawks enter the action on Tuesday as +139 road underdogs against a Winnipeg Jets team that has lost four of its last five games (1-2-2).

Del Mastro played two games with the Blackhawks earlier this season, but has spent most of the 2025-26 campaign in the AHL. The 23-year-old defenseman, a fourth-round pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, has 18 points (2G / 16A) in 45 games with the Rockford IceHogs (AHL) this season.

Knight entered the Olympic break on a rough stretch, losing four of his last five outings (1-3-1), posting an ugly 3.19 GAA and .864 SV%. That said, he has been reliable most of the season and will hope that a prolonged break will help him return to early-season form, when he posted a 2.54 GAA and .913 SV% in his first 34 games (15-13-6). The Blackhawks enter Thursday's contest as +149 road underdogs against the Nashville Predators, whom they defeated 3-0 in their previous meeting.

Knight entered the Olympic break on a rough stretch, losing four of his last five outings (1-3-1), posting an ugly 3.19 GAA and .864 SV%. That said, he has been reliable most of the season and will hope that a prolonged break will help him return to early-season form, when he posted a 2.54 GAA and .913 SV% in his first 34 games (15-13-6). The Blackhawks enter Thursday's contest as +149 road underdogs against the Nashville Predators, whom they defeated 3-0 in their previous meeting.

Korchinski has spent almost all of 2025-26 in the AHL, where he has 23 points (2G / 21A) in 45 games with Rockford. He was recalled with Wyatt Kaiser going on IR, so Korchinski could get into the lineup on Thursday vs. the Predators. He has six goals and 12 assists (18 points) in 94 career NHL games.

Kaiser suffered a lower-body injury in the Blackhawks' final game before the Olympic break and it doesn't look like he'll be available when they return from the break in Nashville on Thursday. With Kaiser on IR, the. Blackhawks recalled Kevin Korchinski from the AHL.

Kaiser left the game in the first period after Zach Werenski lost his footing and fell onto Kaiser's leg. Kaiser has five goals and seven assists in 56 games this season.

Mackey has 11 points (4G / 7A) in 42 career NHL games, but has spent the entirety of the 2025-26 season in the AHL, where he has seven points (2G / 5A) in 35 games with Hartford. Anton Blidh was recalled from Hartford in a corresponding move.