What a matchup we've got on our hands today, folks! Coming at you live from
27-19-2 - W5
Boston Bruins
19-21-7 - L2
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago - United Center
January 17, 2026 at 1:00 AM - PREGAME
Atlantic / Central
Top 5 Skaters (by Points)
BOS
1
R
David Pastrnak
20G - 37A
(57P)
2
C
Morgan Geekie
25G - 17A
(42P)
3
C
Pavel Zacha
14G - 19A
(33P)
4
C
Elias Lindholm
8G - 22A
(30P)
5
D
Charlie McAvoy
2G - 26A
(28P)
BOS Injuries
Harris, Jordan
Ankle
Day to Day
Harris (ankle) was shifted to long-term injured reserve Monday.
Peeke, Andrew
Lower Body
Day to Day
Peeke (lower body) won't return to Thursday's game versus the Seattle Kraken.
Lindholm, Hampus
Undisclosed
Week to Week
Lindholm (undisclosed) was placed on injured reserve Tuesday, per the NHL media site.
Trades
Jan 16 2026
The Anaheim Ducks acquired Jeffrey Viel from the Boston Bruins for a 2026 4th round pick
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CHI
1
C
Connor Bedard
19G - 27A
(46P)
2
L
Tyler Bertuzzi
24G - 13A
(37P)
3
L
Andre Burakovsky
10G - 19A
(29P)
4
C
Teuvo Teravainen
9G - 12A
(21P)
5
C
Frank Nazar
6G - 15A
(21P)
CHI Injuries
Lafferty, Sam
Illness
Day to Day
Lafferty (illness) won't play Thursday versus the Calgary Flames, Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports.
Teravainen, Teuvo
Upper Body
Day to Day
Teravainen (upper body) will miss Thursday's game against the Calgary Flames, per Scott Powers of The Athletic.
Nazar, Frank
Upper Body
Week to Week
Nazar (upper body) has been placed on injured reserve by the Chicago Blackhawks, the team announced Sunday.
Ellis, Ryan
Back
Season
Ellis (back) and his contract were traded to Chicago from San Jose, along with Jake Furlong and a 2028 fourth-round pick, in exchange for Laurent Brossoit, Nolan Allan and a 2028 seventh-round pick Thursday.
Weber, Shea
Ankle
Season
Trades
Jan 8 2026
The San Jose Sharks acquired Laurent Brossoit, Nolan Allan and a 2028 7th round pick from the Chicago Blackhawks for Ryan Ellis, Jake Furlong and a 2028 4th round pick
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Goaltending
BOS
19-11-2
2.77 GAA
90.6% SV
CHI
13-13-6
2.61 GAA
91.0% SV
BOS
8-8-0
3.20 GAA
89.4% SV
CHI
5-7-1
3.87 GAA
87.3% SV
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CHI
1-1-0
2.50 GAA
91.7% SV
Goaltenders
BOS
27-19-2
GAA: 3.06
SV%: 0.898
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CHI
19-21-7
GAA: 3.11
SV%: 0.895