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Blackhawks vs Blues Winter Classic game preview, including surprise lineup addition for Chicago
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The day has finally come! The NHL 2025 Winter Classic will be played this evening at 5:00pm EST. The Chicago Blackhawks will be taking on the St. Louis Blues in their hometown at the historic Wrigley Field.
The Hawks have played the Blues in the Winter Classic once before in 2017, when the Blues beat the Hawks 4-1 at the Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
These two teams have extended losing streaks in their recent indoor games just before taking on the ice at the big outdoor event at Wrigley Field.
The Hawks coming in at a record 12-23-2 while the Blues are 17-17-4. Despite the low rankings, the Hawks would love to pull off the win.
The line up combination project is as shown below:
Chicago Blackhawks:
Hall-Bedard-Bertuzzi
Foligno-Dickinson-Donato
Tervainen-Nazar-Mikheyev
Maroon-Reichel-Smith
Allan/Vlasic-Jones
Brodie-Kaiser
Martinez-Murphy-Crevier
Mrazek
Soderblom
By the sounds of it, Craig Smith will be good to go for this big outdoor event. However, Alec Martinez is still considered to be day-to-day so it is unclear if he will make an appearance this evening.
St. Louis Blues:
Saad-Thomas-Buchnevich
Holloway-Schengen-Kyrou
Neighbours-Sundqvist-Bolduc
Toropchenko-Walker-Texier
Both teams seem to have their best players dressed and prepared for this once in a lifetime event.
With the addition of a veteran presence in forward Craig Smith, who was just activated off of the injury reserve, it's a big boost for the Blackhawks in this highly anticipated matchup.
With New Years Eve becoming a celebratory night for everyone across the world, will you still be tuning into the Blackhawks/Blues Winter Classic?
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DECEMBRE 31 | 196 ANSWERS Blackhawks vs Blues Winter Classic game preview, including surprise lineup addition for Chicago Will you be watching the Chicago Blackhawks vs St. Louis Blues game tonight, or celebrating New Years? | ||
| I'll be watching! | 101 | 51.5 % |
| I'll be celebrating New Years! | 51 | 26 % |
| I'll be doing both! | 44 | 22.4 % |
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