Blackhawks look for win over Oilers

Chicago goaltender Jeff Glass is expected to make his first NHL career start.

The Chicago Blackhawks travel to Edmonton to take on the Oilers in their second game in as many days Friday. The Blackhawks fell 5-2 to the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday evening for their third straight loss, and will look to rebound at Rogers Place in Edmonton.

The Hawks and Oilers have met only once this season, which saw Edmonton skate away with a 2-1 overtime victory in Chicago.

Edmonton is coming off a 4-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, and with Vancouver’s win over the Hawks, the Oilers now sit in seventh in the Pacific Division with a 17-18-2 record.

After allowing five goals Thursday, Anton Forsberg now holds a .902 save percentage and 3.33 goals against average. The starting goaltender for Friday night’s game has yet to be announced, but to give Forsberg a rest, Jeff Glass is expected to make his first career NHL start. Glass has a 10-4-1 record with a .917 save percentage and 2.60 goals against average for the AHL Rockford IceHogs this season.

Cam Talbot is likely to get the start for Edmonton. In his 27 appearances this season, Talbot has a 14-11-1 record with a .907 save percentage and 2.89 goals against average.

Lineups

Blackhawks

Position	Players
F1	Brandon Saad - Jonathan Toews - Ryan Hartman
F2	Nick Schmaltz - Artem Anisimov - Patrick Kane
F3	Patrick Sharp - David Kampf - Alex DeBrincat
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

Oilers

Position	Players
F1	Milan Lucic - Connor McDavid - Jesse Puljujarvi
F2	Jujhar Khaira - Leon Draisaitl - Ryan Strome
F3	Patrick Maroon - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Drake Caggiula
F4	Mike Cammalleri - Mark Letestu - Zack Kassian
D1	Darnell Nurse - Kris Russell
D2	Andrej Sekera - Matt Benning
D3	Brandon Davidson - Adam Larsson
Goaltender	Cam Talbot