The Utah Mammoth lost to the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday for the fourth time this season. But if they can learn from it, it could help them in April.

According to PuckPedia.com, Chicago currently has over $43 million in projected cap space for the 2026-27 season. The Blackhawks could easily handle Knies’ $7.75 million AAV contract and still have room to make other moves. Toronto would also likely prefer to deal with Chicago rather than Montreal due to the Canadian rivalry.

Chicago Blackhawks (25-29-11, in the Central Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (30-22-14, in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights host the Chicago Blackhawks after Pavel Dorofeyev's two-goal game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Golden Knights' 6-2 win.

Frank Nazar has scored six points in four games. This time he scored the overtime winner that lifted the Chicago Blackhawks over the Utah Mammoth on Monday.

"It's been hard," Burakovsky said. "It's been hard to find the back of the net." But late in the second period, down a goal, he did.

The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Utah Mammoth after the Blackhawks took down the Utah Mammoth 3-2 in overtime.

Goalie Drew Commesso has been reassigned by the Chicago Blackhawks to their AHL affiliate team, the Rockford IceHogs.

The Blackhawks could draft anywhere from first to seventh and have a need for top-six NHL forwards, but they might draft another defenseman.