The Chicago Blackhawks returned home to face the Edmonton Oilers on Monday. The Blackhawks last played on Saturday, shutting out the Nashville Predators on the road 3-0 in Drew Commesso’s first career win and shutout.

The newest Cubs star made his big Chicago debut at the Blackhawks game. Too bad his wife Reagan stole his thunder.

The Blackhawks had a roller-coaster weekend with a brutal loss and an uplifting win, not unlike the season in general. Let's break it down.

The Chicago Blackhawks lost a key winger early in Monday night’s loss to the Edmonton Oilers. Teuvo Teravainen was ruled out of the game due to an upper-body injury after the first period per a team release.

The Edmonton Oilers (22-16-7, fifth in the Western Conference) visit the Chicago Blackhawks (19-19-7, 11th) in conference action on Monday at 8:30 p.m. ET. Edmonton suffered a 4-3 home defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings its last time out on Jan. 10, falling in the shootout 1-0.

The city came to a glorious standstill on Saturday night thanks to the Bears. It felt like the Blackhawks not too long ago.

Evan Bouchard scored twice to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the host Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 4-1 at United Center on Monday (Jan. 12) night. Leon Draisaitl and Zach Hyman also tallied for Edmonton.

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins will take advantage of this matchup with Chicago, as our Oilers vs. Blackhawks predictions explain. Free NHL picks for Monday, January 12, 2026.