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Chicago Blackhawks complete lineup reconstruction before Thursday's game against the Boston Bruins

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Jack Sutherland
October 9, 2025 (10:19)

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The Chicago Blackhawks are already making a lineup change after their 3-2 loss to the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Tuesday before their game vs. the Bruins.

The Chicago Blackhawks didn't come out successful in their 1st game of the year on Tuesday, losing 3-2 to the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers.

The Blackhawks scored the game's opening goal and then tied the game, only to lose on a 3rd period goal.

They also had to watch the Panthers raise their Stanley Cup banner before the game in what was Jeff Blashill's 1st official game as head coach.

Blashill is now making a lineup change for the Blackhawks' 2nd game of the year, which is Thursday against the Boston Bruins at TD Garden.

It has been confirmed that Arvid Soderblom will get the start in net, replacing Spencer Knight after what was a great performance against the Panthers, his former team.

Ryan Donato has been removed from the top line and has been placed on the third.
Also, Alex Vlasic will replace Ethan Del Mastro in the lineup.

Per Blackhawks analyst Ben Pope, Chicago will go with these lines:

Dach-Bedard-Burakovsky
Teravainen-Nazar-Bertuzzi
Donato-Dickinson-Mikheyev
Foligno-Greene-Lafferty

Vlasic-Rinzel
Kaiser-Levshunov
Grzelcyk-Murphy

Soderblom

The Blackhawks lost 3-2 to the Panthers in the season opener

The Blackhawks scored 1st against the Panthers after Frank Nazar beat Sergei Bobrovsky on a breakaway attempt, and then also tied the game after Teuvo Teravainen scored.

Even though the Blackhawks didn't pick up any points, Knight made 34 saves against his old team, who traded him to Chicago last year in the Seth Jones deal.

Knight most likely will be named the starter for Chicago's hope opener against the Montreal Canadiens later this week.

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Blackhawks deliver bold demotion to top forward after game one loss against Panthers

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Chicago Blackhawks complete lineup reconstruction before Thursday's game against the Boston Bruins

The Chicago Blackhawks are already making a lineup change after their 3-2 loss to the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Tuesday before their game vs. the Bruins.

The Blackhawks lost 3-2 to the Panthers in the season opener

Will the Blackhawks beat the Bruins?