Jets Vs Blackhawks: Blackhawks Return Home for Tuesday Night Matchup at United Center
jets vs blackhawks is set for Tuesday night at United Center in Chicago, with the Blackhawks welcoming Winnipeg in a home return. The game is scheduled for 7: 30 p. m. ET, with CHSN+ listed for in-market viewing and + for out-of-market. Radio options include WGN-720-AM and the Blackhawks App, as Chicago comes in off a 5-3 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Sunday at Prudential Center.
Jets Vs Blackhawks: How to watch and when puck drops
Tuesday’s matchup at United Center is listed for 7: 30 p. m. ET. The viewing information provided for the game includes CHSN+ in-market and + out-of-market, with radio coverage on WGN-720-AM and the Blackhawks App.
From the Winnipeg side, a separate watch listing places the start time at 8: 30 p. m. ET and also notes + as the broadcast option, with the Jets visiting the Blackhawks during Tuesday’s NHL slate. The matchup location is consistently identified as United Center in Chicago.
Chicago’s latest form and the key individual notes heading into Tuesday
Chicago enters the night after a 5-3 defeat against the Devils on Sunday evening at Prudential Center. Frank Nazar scored two goals and led the club with a career-high seven shots on goal, while also going 9-for-13 (69. 2%) in the faceoff circle. Anton Frondell posted two assists, Ilya Mikheyev scored his 15th goal of the season, and Louis Crevier recorded an assist and shared first among all skaters with four blocked shots. Connor Bedard, Andre Burakovsky, and Ryan Donato each had an assist, and Spencer Knight made 35 saves.
Nazar’s two-goal performance marked his first NHL multi-goal game. He has 14 points (7G, 7A) over his last 14 games, and his 13th and 14th goals of the season on Sunday pushed him past a previous career-high of 12 goals from the 2024-25 campaign. His 14 goals now share fourth among all club skaters.
Bedard’s assist on Sunday also moved him to a career-high 68 points (30G, 38A) in 61 games this season, surpassing his 67 points (23G, 44A) from the 2024-25 campaign. He has 11 points (5G, 6A) in his last 12 games and 20 points (10G, 10A) over his last 21 outings.
Winnipeg lineup notes and availability for Tuesday
Winnipeg’s expected lineup information for Tuesday in Chicago includes absences and call-up replacements. The Jets are listed as being without Morgan Barron and Gustav Nyquist, with emergency recalls Danny Zhilkin and Parker Ford set to suit up alongside Isak Rosen on the fourth line. On defense, Jacob Bryson is listed to round out the defensive group alongside Elias Solomonsson, with Haydn Fleury not suiting up Tuesday.
For availability, Winnipeg’s injury list is noted to include Niederreiter, Namestnikov, and Miller. Winnipeg also lists healthy scratches as Heinola, Nyquist, and Fleury.
Another injury listing for the game notes Vladislav Namestnikov as out (lower body), along with Artyom Levshunov out for season (hand) and Matt Grzelcyk out for season (upper body).
Quick context and what to watch next at United Center
Chicago has earned points in six of its last nine games against Winnipeg (2-3-4). Bedard is riding a five-game point streak (2G, 6A) against the Jets, including three multi-point games in his last four outings against them.
As the puck drops Tuesday night, the immediate focus in jets vs blackhawks will be whether Chicago can translate its latest individual surges—highlighted by Nazar’s breakout night and Bedard’s season-best production—into a home result, while Winnipeg navigates the lineup changes and listed absences entering the United Center matchup.
