The Blackhawks will have all seven of their players in action on Day 4 of the World Junior Championship.
Swiss center Philipp Kurashev (2018 fourth-rounder) faces off against Denmark to open the day. Kurashev scored two power-play goals in the Swiss’ 3-2 loss to Canada on Thursday. He has two goals and a secondary assist in two tournament games. The Danes have been outscored 19-0 in two contests.
Finnish defenseman Henri Jokiharju (2017 first-rounder) takes on Slovakia. Jokiharju picked up his first point of the tournament with a secondary assist on Finland’s fifth goal in a 5-0 win over Denmark on Thursday.
The next two games feature Blackhawks players on both teams.
In the third game of the day, Czech defenseman Jakub Galvas (2017 fifth-rounder) takes on Canadian forward MacKenzie Entwistle (2017 third-rounder via Arizona trade) and defenseman Ian Mitchell (2017 second-rounder). Entwistle has two goals and Mitchell has two assists.
Swedish defenseman Adam Boqvist (2018 first-rounder) meets American center Evan Barratt (2017 third-rounder) in the nightcap. Boqvist has three secondary assists in two games, while Barratt has one goal.
Games will air on NHL Network in the United States and TSN in Canada.
Dec. 29
Denmark vs. Switzerland, 3 p.m.
Slovakia vs. Finland, 5:30 p.m.
Canada vs. Czech Republic, 7 p.m.
Sweden vs. United States, 9:30 p.m.