Taylor Hall Returns to Blackhawks Lineup Versus Preds

Connor Bedard back on line at Nashville on Saturday. We have real-time coverage.

Forward Taylor Hall is back in the Blackhawks lineup as Chicago faces the Predators in Nashville on Saturday afternoon.

Hall, the 2017-18 Hart Trophy winner, was most recently hurt at the end of the Blackhawks 5-3 win at Tampa Bay on Nov. 9. He appeared to have suffered a lower-body injury and hobbled of the ice following a collision along the boards with Michael Eyssimont.

Hall, with two goals and two assists in eight games, was playing well when he was sidelined. He missed four games earlier with a shoulder injury, suffered in Boston in the Blackhawks second game of the season on hit from from Brandon Carlo.

NHL rookie scoring leader Connor Bedard is back centering Nick Foligno and Philipp Kurashev on Chicago's top line. 

Bedard has nine goals and 13 points, but also is a minus-7 on the rebuilding Blackhawks. Only three other rookies, including Chicago defenseman Kevin Korchinski (minus-10) have worse marks so far.

Arvid Söderlblom starts in goal.

F1.Nick Foligno-Connor Bedard-Philipp Kurashev 

F2.Taylor Hall-Lukas Reichel-Taylor Raddysh 

F3. Tyler Johnson-Jason Dickinson-Corey Perry 

F4. Ryan Donato-McKenzkie Entwistle-Reese Johnson 

D1. Alex Vlasic-Seth Jones 

D2. Kevin Korchinski-Connor Murphy 

D3. Wyatt Kaiser-Isaak Phillips 

Arvid Söderblom (starter)/Petr Mrazek