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Blackhawks look for win against slumping Canucks

The Chicago Blackhawks return to the ice Thursday night as they visit the Vancouver Canucks in their first meeting of the season. After a five day break, Chicago will look to start off fresh in Vancouver, after dropping their last two games.

This is something that may not come easily for the Hawks, as Corey Crawford was placed on injured reserve Wednesday. Will Anton Forsberg be able to step up in his place? In 11 appearances for the Blackhawks this season, Forsberg has a .909 save percentage and 3.12 goals against average.

Forsberg is likely to get the start Thursday night, but with Chicago playing back-to-back games Thursday and Friday, Jeff Glass may soon see his first career NHL start.

The Hawks will look to capitalize on the Canucks inconsistent goaltending Thursday, as Vancouver has dropped eight of their last nine games. Jacob Markstrom will likely get the nod for the Canucks. In his 26 games played for Vancouver this season, Markstrom holds 9-12-4 record, including a .905 save percentage and 2.77 goals against average.

The Canucks’ 15-17-5 record this season currently puts them in seventh in the Pacific Division, while the Hawks sit in seventh in the Central Division with a 17-13-5 record.

Lineups

Blackhawks

Position Players
F1 Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Brandon Saad
F2 Nick Schmaltz – Artem Anisimov – Patrick Kane
F3 Alex DeBrincat – Ryan Hartman – Richard Panik
F4 Lance Bouma – Tommy Wingels – John Hayden
D1 Duncan Keith – Jordan Oesterle
D2 Connor Murphy – Brent Seabrook
D3 Gustav Forsling – Jan Rutta
Goaltender Anton Forsberg

Canucks

Position Players
F1 Daniel Sedin – Henrik Sedin – Loui Erikkson
F2 Thomas Vanek – Sam Gagner – Brock Boeser
F3 Nikolay Goldobin – Markus Granlund – Jake Virtanen
F4 Brendan Gaunce – Nick Dowd – Reid Boucher
D1 Alexander Edler – Christopher Tanev
D2 Michael Del Zotto – Derrick Pouliot
D3 Erik Gudbranson – Ben Hutton
Goaltender Jacob Markstrom

How to watch Blackhawks vs. Canucks

Start time: 9 p.m. CT

Location: Rogers Arena, Vancouver, BC

TV: NBC Sports, Sportsnet

Live stream: NBC Sports Live