Darling will defend the crease Saturday against the Predators, Tracey Myers of CSN Chicago reports.

EDGE Analysis

Darling is set to make his 2016-17 debut with Corey Crawford getting the night off for the Blackhawks' third game of the season. Darling produced mediocre numbers as a backup during last year's campaign, tallying a 2.58 GAA and .915 save percentage on his way to a 12-8-4 record.