The Chicago Blackhawks (12-10-6) wrap up a four-game West Coast road trip against the Anaheim Ducks (17-10-1) at the Honda Center on Sunday. It\u2019s the third and final matchup between these two teams in the 2025-26 season.<\/p>\n
Chicago has won each of the first two meetings, defeating the Ducks 2-1 on Oct. 19 and 5-3 on Nov. 30, with both games being played at the United Center. The Blackhawks staged an epic comeback in the most recent duel, storming back from a 3-0 deficit to win 5-3 one week ago. Connor Bedard has recorded two goals and three assists in the two contests and has 16 points (3G, 13A) in eight career games versus Anaheim. His 16 points are also the most he\u2019s tallied against a single opponent in his NHL career.<\/p>\n
Last time out, the Blackhawks were waxed 6-0 by the Los Angeles Kings in the front end of the back-to-back on Saturday, getting shut out for only the second time this season. It was just the third time they\u2019ve lost by more than two goals through their opening 28 games. After being the better team in the early going, the Blackhawks looked lifeless and let things unravel in the second and third periods.<\/p>\n
The Ducks are coming off a 4-3 shootout win over the Washington Capitals and are 2-1-0 in three games since facing the Blackhawks last Sunday. Anaheim defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-1 on Monday and then were on the wrong end of a lopsided loss themselves, falling 7-0 to the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
With 35 points through 28 games, the Ducks sit at the top of the Pacific Division, one point clear of the second-place Vegas Golden Knights. Anaheim has the fifth-most points in the NHL and third-most in the Western Conference entering Sunday.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s everything to note before the puck drops at 7:00 p.m. CT in Anaheim.<\/p>\n
Blackhawks Regular Season Notes (Last Five Games)<\/p>\n
The losing streak has reached five games after another one-goal loss on home ice to a Central Division opponent. The Blackhawks <\/a>were defeated 4-3 by the last-place Nashville Predators. It\u2019s been a dreadful start to the four-game homestand.<\/p>\n Connor Bedard exploded for his third four-point performance of the season to lift the Blackhawks to a 5-3 comeback victory<\/a> over the Anaheim Ducks. Finally, the losing streak has ended.<\/p>\n For the fourth time in the last seven games, the Blackhawks squandered a third-period lead and lost by one goal. Some tough luck in Sin City also played a part in the 4-3 shootout defeat<\/a> to the Vegas Golden Knights. Chicago is now 1-6 in overtime this season.<\/p>\n It got dicey towards the end, but the Blackhawks<\/a> held off a late push from the Los Angeles Kings in a 2-1 win. Connor Bedard scored once again, while Spencer Knight had another lofty performance in goal.<\/p>\n In one of the few forgettable performances so far this season, the Blackhawks were steamrolled 6-0<\/a> by the Los Angeles Kings in the second meeting in three days. The game was close through 20 minutes, but the Blackhawks surrendered six unanswered goals in the final two periods.<\/p>\n Projected Blackhawks Lineup<\/p>\n Forward Lines<\/p>\n Ryan Greene \u2014 Connor Bedard \u2013 Andre Burakovsky<\/p>\n Tyler Bertuzzi \u2014 Frank Nazar \u2014 Oliver Moore<\/p>\n Ryan Donato \u2014 Jason Dickinson \u2014 Ilya Mikheyev<\/p>\n Colton Dach \u2014 Sam Lafferty<\/p>\n Defensive Pairings<\/p>\n Alex Vlasic-Artyom Levshunov<\/p>\n Wyatt Kaiser-Louis Crevier<\/p>\n Matt Grzelcyk-Connor Murphy<\/p>\n Sam Rinzel<\/p>\n Scratched<\/p>\n F \u2014 Landon Slaggert<\/p>\n Injured<\/p>\n F \u2014 Nick Foligno (hand), F \u2014 Teuvo Teravainen (face)*<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n The Blackhawks will not hold a morning skate in Anaheim after traveling from Los Angeles late Saturday night.<\/p>\n Teuvo Teravainen, who missed Saturday\u2019s game against the Kings, is questionable to return to the lineup. Teravainen took a puck to the face and lost a few teeth in Thursday\u2019s contest in Los Angeles. Ryan Donato was bumped up into Teravainen\u2019s spot on the third line, while Sam Lafferty was inserted into the lineup for the first time since Nov. 23 on Saturday.<\/p>\n Should Teravainen miss a second straight game, that\u2019s expected to be the lineup once again for the Blackhawks. If he plays, Lafferty will likely be a healthy scratch.<\/p>\n Ducks Projected Lineup<\/p>\n Forward Lines<\/p>\n Chris Kreider \u2014 Leo Carlsson \u2014 Troy Terry<\/p>\n Cutter Gauthier \u2014 Mason McTavish \u2014 Beckett Sennecke<\/p>\n Frank Vatrano \u2014 Mikael Granlund \u2014 Ryan Strome<\/p>\n Ross Johnston \u2014 Ryan Poehling \u2014 Alex Killorn<\/p>\n Defensive Pairings<\/p>\n Jackson LaCombe-Jacob Trouba<\/p>\n Olen Zellweger-Radko Gudas<\/p>\n Pavel Mintyukov-Drew Helleson<\/p>\n Scratched<\/p>\n F \u2014 Jansen Harkins, D \u2014 Ian Moore, F \u2014 Nikita Nesterenko<\/p>\n Injured<\/p>\n G \u2014 Lukas Dostal (upper body), G \u2014 Petr Mrazek (lower body)<\/p>\n Projected Goaltending Matchup<\/p>\n Arvid Soderblom (3-4-1, 3.53 GAA, .879 Sv%, 0 SO) vs. Ville Husso (3-2-0, 3.28 GAA, .859 Sv%, 0 SO)<\/p>\n Soderblom is expected to make his ninth start of the season in net for the Blackhawks. The 26-year-old stopped 25 of 29 shots faced in a loss to the Nashville Predators in his last time out on Nov. 28. Soderblom is 3-2-0 with a 2.82 GAA and .913 Sv% in five career games against the Ducks.<\/p>\n With Lukas Dostal and Petz Mrazek both currently out due to injury, third-string netminder Ville Husso is expected to make his fifth start of the season for the Ducks. The 20-year-old stopped 18 of 21 shots faced in a shootout win on Friday in his most recent appearance. Husso is 2-1-0 with a 2.33 GAA and .865 Sv% in three career games against the Blackhawks.<\/p>\n 2025-26 Results vs. Ducks<\/p>\n The Blackhawks hold a 2-0-0 record against the Ducks this season and are 18-4-1 in the last 23 overall games between the two clubs.<\/p>\n 10\/19\/25 \u2014 2-1 OTW, United Center<\/p>\n 11\/30\/25 \u2014 5-3 W, United Center<\/p>\n 12\/07\/25 \u2014 Honda Center<\/p>\n 2025-26 Team Stats & Leaders<\/p>\n Chicago Blackhawks:<\/p>\n Goals \u2014 Connor Bedard (18)<\/p>\n Assists \u2014 Connor Bedard (27)<\/p>\n Points \u2014 Connor Bedard (39)<\/p>\n GF\/GP \u2014 3.04 (16th)<\/p>\n GA\/GP \u2014 2.93 (16th)<\/p>\n PP% \u2014 22.4% (10th)<\/p>\n PK% \u2014 84.5% (5th)<\/p>\n FOW% \u2014 46.9% (28th)<\/p>\n Anaheim Ducks:<\/p>\n Goals \u2014 Cutter Gauthier (16)<\/p>\n Assists \u2014 Leo Carlsson & Troy Terry (22)<\/p>\n Points \u2014 Leo Carlsson (36)<\/p>\n GF\/GP \u2014 3.46 (3rd)<\/p>\n GA\/GP \u2014 3.36 (24th)<\/p>\n PP% \u2014 17.7% (21st)<\/p>\n PK% \u2014 75.8% (27th)<\/p>\n FOW% \u2014 46.7% (29th)<\/p>\n How To Watch, Listen, & Game Info<\/p>\n Chicago Blackhawks (12-10-6, 30 points) @ Anaheim Ducks (17-10-1, 35 points)<\/p>\n 7:00 p.m. CT \u2014 Honda Center<\/p>\n Head Coaches \u2014 Jeff Blashill (CHI), Joel Quenneville (ANA)<\/p>\n TV\/Stream: CHSN (Ball\/Pang), SN, Victory+, KCOP-13<\/p>\n Radio: WGN 720 AM (Wiedeman\/Konroyd)<\/p>\n For more Blackhawks news, visit Chicago Hockey Now<\/a> and like our Facebook Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n Follow us on X:<\/p>\n @chihockeynow<\/a>, @JackBushman2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chicago Blackhawks (12-10-6) wrap up a four-game West Coast road trip against the Anaheim Ducks (17-10-1) at…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":85318,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,824,165,164,48093,48094,48095,2068,12234,93,1716,11513],"class_list":["post-85317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-ducks","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-arvid-soderblom","tag-blackhawks-game-day","tag-blackhawks-game-day-preview","tag-chicago-blackhawks","tag-connor-bedard","tag-featured","tag-leo-carlsson","tag-teuvo-teravainen"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85317"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85317\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/85318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}