Blackhawks vs. Rangers: Road Trip Rolls into MSG, Preview, Lineups, & How To Watch

10 at the United Center, the Blackhawks cruised to a 3-0 win behind a 21-save shutout from Spencer Knight. Connor Bedard tallied two points (1G, 1A), while Tyler Bertuzzi and Louis Crevier each scored one goal. That proved to be Chicago’s penultimate victory of the 2025 calendar year, despite still having nine more games left on their schedule in December.

Last time out, the Blackhawks suffered arguably their most lopsided loss since returning from the Olympic break one month ago, falling 5-1 to the Philadelphia Flyers in the first half of the back-to-back on Thursday. Bedard was the lone goal scorer of the game for Chicago, while Anton Frondell netted his second NHL point with the primary assist. Alex Bump, Sean Couturier, Denver Barkey, Noah Cates, and Christian Dvorak scored for Philadelphia.

The Rangers are coming off a 4-3 defeat to the Toronto Maple Leafs in their last outing and have dropped six consecutive games entering Friday, which marks the beginning of a seven-game homestand. With 65 points through 72 games this season, the Rangers are currently dead-last in the Eastern Conference, while the Vancouver Canucks (50 points) are the only team with fewer points in the NHL. Here’s everything else to note before the puck drops at 6:00 p.

m. CT in New York. Blackhawks Projected Lineup Forward Lines Ryan Greene — Connor Bedard — Anton Frondell Tyler Bertuzzi — Frank Nazar — Nick Lardis Andre Burakovsky — Ryan Donato — Ilya Mikheyev Teuvo Teravainen — Sacha Boisvert — Landon Slaggert Defensive Pairings Alex Vlasic-Artyom Levshunov Wyatt Kaiser-Sam Rinzel Ethan Del Mastro-Louis Crevier Scratched F — Sam Lafferty, F — Dominic Toninato Injured D — Matt Grzelcyk (undisclosed), F — Andrew Mangiapane (undisclosed), F — Oliver Moore (lower body) *** The Blackhawks did not hold a morning skate after traveling from Philadelphia late on Thursday night.