VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
Golden Knights 2022-23 Record: 21-9-1, 43 points (8-7-0 at Home, 13-2-1 on Road)
DATE OPPONENT TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Dec. 15 at Chicago Blackhawks AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Dec. 17 vs. New York Islanders AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Dec. 19 vs. Buffalo Sabres AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Dec. 21 vs. Arizona Coyotes AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
Dec. 23 vs. St. Louis Blues AT&T SportsNet Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes 1460 AM
GOLDEN KNIGHTS LAST GAME RECAP
December 13 – Vegas Golden Knights 6, Winnipeg Jets 5
The Vegas Golden Knights (21-9-1) used a three-goal third period to defeat the Winnipeg Jets (18-9-1), 6-5, on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. Vegas swept the season series against Winnipeg with its third win against the Jets in their final regular season meeting. Midway through the opening frame, Mark Scheifele tipped a shot past Adin Hill to give Winnipeg the 1-0 lead. Two minutes later, Daniil Miromanov answered with his first NHL goal to tie the game for the visitors. With 1.6 seconds to play in the period, Mark Stone gave Vegas the lead as he scored for the second game in the row. After Morgan Barron knotted the game back up, Stone scored again to give the Golden Knights a 3-2 edge. Sam Gagner added a goal before the break as the teams entered the final frame level at 3-3. Scheifele’s second of the game gave the Jets a 4-3 lead, but Jonathan Marchessault answered on a powerplay midway through the period and brought the game back to even once again. Marchessault scored another power-play goal with 2:16 to go and William Karlsson tacked on an empty-net goal as the Golden Knights went up, 6-4. Scheifele completed the hat trick with one second left and Vegas claimed the 6-5 win.
LAST GAME BY THE NUMBERS
- Stone’s multi-goal performance helps him reach his 500th career point
- Miromanov’s first career tally and two helpers marks his first multi-point game of his career
- Marchessault’s two PPGs makes him the second Golden Knight to do it in a single period
- Chandler Stephenson’s four assists matches the VGK road record and his career high
- Hill wins his third game over Winnipeg this season, stopping 29 of 34 shots, and extends his current win streak to three games
- Vegas improves to 21-9-1 on the season and 13-2-1 away from home, the best road record in the NHL
Easy Steph-y
Chandler Stephenson’s four assists in Winnipeg on Tuesday night ties his career high and the road record for VGK (last Stone 2/23/20). Stephenson has five assists in Vegas’ last two games and leads in helpers with 21 on the season (T-10th for NHL forwards). The forward is second in overall points on the team with 27 through 31 games, including three game-winning goals. Stephenson’s 62.1 faceoff win percentage ranks 10th in the NHL among all qualified skaters.
Aye-Aye Captain
Mark Stone reached the 500 point milestone on Tuesday when he tallied two goals in Winnipeg. It took Stone 572 games to reach the feat with 191 goals and 309 assists to total the 500 mark. Stone’s multi-goal performance against the Jets was his second of the season and he has now scored three goals in Vegas’ last two games. The Vegas captain has seven points in his last 10 games (4-3—7). Stone’s 12 goals are just two off the team lead of 14, and he ranks third in scoring for Vegas on the season.
Heating Up
Jonathan Marchessault scored back-to-back power play goals against the Jets on Tuesday to give Vegas the third period lead. Marchessault’s power play goals mark the fifth time a VGK player has scored two in a game; he is the only player to have done it twice with the club (last 2/13/20). Both of Marchessault’s goals came in the third period, making him the second Golden Knight to have two man-up tallies in the same period (Paul Stastny 10/13/19). The forward now has six goals in six games, coming off a four game goal streak (Dec. 3-9) that ended on Sunday in a 3-1 decision to Boston. This was the first time of his career that Marchessault had a four-game goal streak. Marchessault has taken the lead in goals scored on the season with 14 for Vegas.
Miromanov Breaks the Ice
In his 17th career game, Daniil Miromanov potted his first ever NHL goal and posted his first multi-point game. Miromanov got the scoring started for the Golden Knights in Winnipeg to level the score to 1-1. He then went on to be the primary assist on both of Marchessault’s powerplay goals to tie the franchise record for points in a game by a rookie. The defenseman had only recorded a singular assist in his previous 16 games for the Golden Knights over parts of two season. Miromanov had 13 points (6-7—13) in 17 games for the Henderson Silver Knights, Vegas’ AHL affiliate, before being called up on December 1.
Down to the Wire with Winnipeg
In the last two meetings between the Golden Knights and the Jets, there have been three goals that were scored in the final 10 seconds of a period or overtime. In Tuesday’s matchup, Mark Stone snuck a tally past Hellebuyck at the 19:58 mark of the first period. In the same contest, Mark Scheifele of Winnipeg forced one more goal before the end of regulation with one second remaining on the clock to bring the Jets within one. Finally, Jack Eichel netted the game-winner for Vegas against Winnipeg in the final seven seconds of overtime on October 30.
Comeback Kids
The Vegas Golden Knights completed their sixth comeback win of the season on Tuesday night, tied with the Tampa Bay Lightning for the most in the NHL this season. This also marks the second time that the Golden Knights have comeback to beat the Jets this season in back-to-back meetings. Vegas has outscored their opponents 36-35 in the third period, has won three in overtime, and has a .429 win percentage when trailing after the second period (leads NHL).
Date Goal Deficit Game Final
Oct. 28 1 Vegas 4, San Jose 2
Oct. 30 1 Vegas 2, Winnipeg 1 (OT)
Nov. 1 1 Vegas 3, Washington 2 (OT)
Nov. 8 1 Vegas 4, Toronto 3 (OT)
Nov. 21 2 Vegas 5, Vancouver 4
Dec. 13 1 Vegas 6, Winnipeg 5
Road Trip Warriors
The VGK road record stands at 13-2-1, the best road record in the NHL. 27 of Vegas’ 43 points have come on the road, including the six points the Golden Knights brought home after going 3-1-0 as the visiting team earlier this month. In November, Vegas went 5-0-0 on the road, which saw scoring from 13 different Golden Knights. With their 13th win on enemy ice coming in Winnipeg, the Golden Knights will look for 14 in Chicago on Thursday night.
Cotter the Kid
Paul Cotter has recorded 25 hits in the last five games, leading all Golden Knights in that time. Cotter recorded a career high of six hits in the victory over the Boston Bruins on Dec. 5, when he also scored two goals. Cotter matched his best on December 7, logging another six hits against the New York Rangers, and then for a third time on Sunday against the Bruins at T-Mobile Arena.
Rookie of the Month
Logan Thompson has been strong in net for the Golden Knights and was named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for the month of November after going 8-2-0 with a 2.88 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage in 10 starts. On Vegas’ last road trip, Thompson defended the Golden Knights in two shootouts, allowing only one shootout goal and making 40+ saves in back-to-back starts. Thompson has stopped 86.2% of shootout attempts faced in his career (25-of-29); only Boston’s Linus Ullmark has a better shootout save percentage among active NHL goaltenders who have faced at least 20 attempts in their career.
Jack of all Trades
Despite having missed four games for the Golden Knights, Jack Eichel continues to lead Vegas in points 13-16—29. Eichel has points in 14 of his last 19 games for Vegas (10-12—22), including seven multiple-point efforts. His +17 rating is fourth among all skaters.
Martinez Block Party
Golden Knights defenseman Alec Martinez leads the NHL with 118 blocked shots in 31 games and is the first player in the league to reach the century mark this season. Martinez has led the team in blocked shots in 20 of 31 games.
The Shorty King
Reilly Smith netted his third shorthanded goal of the season against St. Louis on November 12. Smith leads the league with three shorties (tied with MIN Connor Dewar) and Vegas is tied for the second most shorthanded by a team with four. Smith’s 11 shorthanded goals since joining Vegas in 2017-18 are the most in franchise history.
Spreading the Wealth
Eight Golden Knights have recorded 20 or more points this season, which is the most of any team in the league. Jack Eichel leads the club with 29 points, followed by, Chandler Stephenson with 27 points and Jonathan Marchessault and Mark Stone with 24 points each.
Golden Knights Point Leaders
- Jack Eichel – 29 (13G, 16A)
- Chandler Stephenson – 27 (6G, 21A)
- Jonathan Marchessault – 24 (14G, 10A)
Mark Stone – 24 (12G, 12A) - Shea Theodore – 22 (4G, 18A)
- Alex Pietrangelo – 21 (3G, 18A)
Against the Blackhawks
The Golden Knights’ matchup against the Blackhawks marks the second meeting of three this season. Vegas owns an all-time record of 10-2-1 against Chicago and the Golden Knights have never lost in regulation at the United Center. Vegas’ first loss in Chicago came in their last visit to the Windy City in a shootout. The Golden Knights first saw the Blachawks this season on Oct. 13 at T-Mobile Arena for Vegas’ home opener. Paul Cotter was the lone goal scorer of the game to give the Golden Knights the 1-0 win. Logan Thompson had a perfect performance when the goaltender saved 27-of-27 shots faced to post his first shutout of the season, and the second of his career. Reilly Smith leads the Golden Knights in career points against the Blackhawks with 15 points in 20 meetings, 8-7—15.
2022-23 Season CHI Series: 1-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 0-0-0)
Oct. 13 – at Vegas (Vegas 1, Chicago 0)
Dec. 15 – at Chicago
Feb. 21 – at Chicago
2021-22 Season CHI Series: 1-1-1 (Home: 1-1-0, Road: 0-0-1)
Jan. 8 – at Vegas (Vegas 1, Chicago 2)
Mar. 26 – at Vegas (Vegas 5 Chicago 4 OT)
Apr. 27 – at Chicago (Vegas 3, Chicago 4 SO)
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NBOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Patrick Sharp (analyst) and Colby Cohen (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday, Dec. 16 at MIN, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+, Hulu, WGN Radio)
Sunday, Dec. 18 vs. NYR, 6:30 p.m. CT (ESPN, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Wednesday, Dec. 21 vs. NSH, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Friday, Dec. 23 vs. CBJ, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, Dec. 27 at CAR, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 13 – Activated Tyler Johnson off IR and assigned Filip Roos to Rockford … Dec. 12 – Activated Petr Mrazek off injured reserve and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford … Dec. 7 – Assigned Lukas Reichel to Rockford … Dec. 6 – Recalled Lukas Reichel and placed Petr Mrazek on IR … Dec. 1 – Recalled Ian Mitchell from Rockford and placed Jarred Tinordi on IR … Nov. 24 – Assigned Ian Mitchell to Rockford … Nov. 23 – Activated Seth Jones off IR … Nov. 18 – Recalled Ian Mitchell from Rockford … Nov. 17 – Assigned Alec Regula to Rockford … Nov. 11 – Activated Ian Mitchell (left wrist) off IR and assigned him to Rockford (AHL) … Nov. 8 – Assigned Dylan Wells to Rockford (AHL).
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (3) vs. Washington (7) – Tue., Dec. 13 – United Center
CHI Goals: T. Johnson (3), Toews (9; PP), Domi (10)
WSH Goals: Ovechkin (18), Ovechkin (19; PP), Van Riemsdyk (3), Dowd (5), Ovechkin (20), Mantha (8),
Orlov (1)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (23/30, 60:00) WSH – Lindgren (26/29, 59:44) 
CHI PP: 1/3; PK: 0/1
WSH PP: 1/1; PK: 2/3
Recap: The Blackhawks fell to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday 7-3 … Tyler Johnson scored in his first game back after missing 20 games due to injury … He has points in five of his seven games this season (3G, 4A) … Jonathan Toews scored his ninth goal of the season on the power play … Max Domi scored the final goal of the night for the Blackhawks, his team-leading 10th of the year … Taylor Raddysh notched an assist, giving him points in back-to-back games (1G, 1A) … Patrick Kane tallied an assist and registered a game-high seven shots … Jarred Tinordi posted a game-high five hits.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS
The Blackhawks and Golden Knights face off in the second of three matchups scheduled in 2022-23 on Thursday night … Chicago was shutout by the Golden Knights earlier this season, 1-0 on Oct. 13 at TMobile Arena … The Blackhawks have earned points in their last three-straight games against the Golden Knights at the United Center (1-0-2), including winning their last home game 4-3 in a shootout on April 27, 2022 … Taylor Raddysh (2G) and Caleb Jones (1G) scored in regulation for the Blackhawks and Tyler Johnson buried the game-deciding goal in the seven-round shootout … Max Domi comes into Thursday’s matchup having recorded eight points (1G, 7A) over his last seven games against Vegas … Domi has earned 11 points (1G, 10A) in 12 career games against the club.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Dec. 15, Feb. 21 AWAY: Oct. 13 (0-1 L)
All-Time Record: 3-10-3 Home: 1-4-2 Road: 2-6-1
Last Home Win: April 27, 2022 (4-3, SO) Last Road Win: Jan. 8, 2022 (2-1) Last Home Loss: Oct. 22, 2019
(1-2, SO) Last Road Loss: Oct. 13, 2022 (0-1)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. WSH ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 3; Jonathan Toews, 3; Tyler Johnson, 2
ASSISTS: Max Domi, 10; Patrick Kane, 8; Seth Jones, 5
POINTS: Max Domi, 11; Patrick Kane, 11; Andreas Athanasiou/Jonathan Toews, 7
TEAM NOTES
TWO FOR THE SHOW: Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have skated in 997 regular-season games together in their NHL careers and are just three games shy 1,000 career games played together … They will become the 12th pair of teammates in NHL history to have skated in at least 1,000 regular-season games together and the second pair of Blackhawks players to have done so, joining defensemen Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith who skated in 1,069 career games together … In the 995 games Toews and Kane have played together, the Blackhawks own a record of 530-344-123 … The two have also both combined to factor into 297 total goals in their careers, with Toews having scored 115 goals that Kane has assisted on, Kane having scored 101 goals that Toews has assisted on and both earning an assist on 81 goals.
ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRI-KANE: Patrick Kane tallied an assist on Tuesday night against Washington … Kane enters Thursday’s tilt having registered five points (1G, 4A) over his last six games and eight points (2G, 6A) in his last 10 … The forward posted three points (1G, 2A), including the 1,200th point of his career, on Dec. 3 … Kane becomes the third active player to reach the mark, joining Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, while he’s just the second Blackhawks player to accomplish the feat (Stan Mikita – 1,467 points) … Kane posted three-straight multi-point efforts from Oct. 23-27 (2G, 5A) … The 34-year-old logged two assists and three points (1G, 2A) against Edmonton on Oct. 27, moving him past Doug Weight (755) into fifth place on the League’s all-time assist list among U.S.-born players … Kane paces the Blackhawks with 17 helpers and 21 points (4G, 17A) this season.
TO THE MAX: Max Domi scored a goal against the Capitals on Tuesday night and now has five goals and six points (5G, 1A) in his last six games … He notched three points (2G, 1A) against the Rangers on Dec. 3 for his second three-point outing of the campaign …Domi comes into Thursday’s matchup having earned six goals and eight points (6G, 2A) over his last nine games … Domi currently leads the team with 10 goals, while he ranks second in assists (10) and points (20) so far this season … He also shares 15th in the NHL and paces the Blackhawks with six power play goals in 2022-23 … The forward scored two power play goals on Nov. 30, marking the second time he’s notched two power play goals in a game … Domi registered a four-game point streak from Oct. 21-27 (3G, 3A) … It marked his first streak of at least four games since the 2020-21 campaign when he also logged points in four-straight games (2G, 3A) from April 6 – 12.
TAYLOR MADE: Taylor Raddysh logged an assist and 17:52 of ice time in Tuesday’s contest and has now earned points in back-to-back games (1G, 1A) … Raddysh skated in his 100th career NHL game and scored a goal on Friday night against the Jets … The forward now has three points (2G, 1A) over his last five games … Raddysh is currently tied for fourth on Chicago with 12 points (8G, 4A) in 27 games this season, five of which (4G, 1A) have come in his last eight games … The Caledon, Ont. native ranks third on squad with eight goals and ranks third with four power play goals in 2022-23 … Raddysh scored goals in back-to-back games from Nov. 25 – 27 (2G) … It’s the fourth time in Raddysh’s career that he’s scored goals in consecutive games and the first since April 12 – 14, 2022 (2G, 1A).
O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!: Jonathan Toews scored a power play goal on Tuesday against the Capitals … Toews logged an assist against the Rangers on Dec. 3 in his 1,037th career game, moving him past Bobby Hull and into sole possession of fifth place in franchise history … The captain recorded his 500th career assist on Nov. 23 at Dallas … His 501 career assists are good for eighth in franchise history … Toews currently paces the NHL in faceoff win percentage at 64.8% … He ranks second on the Blackhawks with nine goals and five power-play goals so far in 2022-23 … Toews also ranks third on the team with 15 points (9G, 6A) … Toews logged a seven-game point streak (5G, 2A) from Oct. 23 – Nov. 3 … His seven-game point streak is tied for the third-longest of his career while it’s the fifth time he’s logged points in at least seven games … His last seven-game streak came during the 2018-19 season, logging 10 points (4G, 6A) from Feb. 14 – 27 … Toews scored the overtime goal on Nov. 3 for the 16th of his career, which is tied for sixth in NHL history.
TYLER, THE CREATOR: Tyler Johnson lit the lamp against Washington on Tuesday night in his return to the lineup … Johnson missed the previous 20 games due to a right ankle injury … The 32-year-old has recorded seven points (3G, 4A) in 2022-23, having notched at least one point in five of his seven games played on the season.
JAKE THE GREAT: Jake McCabe posted one assist, four hits and three takeaways in Tuesday’s contest … He’s now registered three helpers in his last five games, including two assists on Dec. 3 for his first multipoint game of the season … It marked McCabe’s first multi-point outing since he logged two helpers on March 12, 2022 at Ottawa … The blueliner has posted four assists in his last seven games and has five assists over his last nine contests … McCabe is tied for first among Blackhawks defensemen with eight helpers and nine points (1G, 8A) this season … He also paces the team with 63 blocked shots and ranks second on the squad with 55 hits.
COMEBACK KIDS: The Blackhawks overcame a two-goal deficit on Nov. 12 en route to a 3-2 win at Anaheim … The win marked Chicago’s fourth multi-goal comeback win this season which is good for first in the League … The club recorded each of the previous three this season over a three-game span from Oct. 15 – 23 for the team’s first three wins of 2022-23 … Chicago became the ninth team in NHL history to post three or more consecutive multi-goal comeback wins, and the first since Detroit did so during the 2018-19 season … Additionally, the Blackhawks are the fourth team in NHL history to overcome a multi-goal deficit in each of their first three wins of a season, joining St. Louis (3 GP in 2006-07), Detroit (3 GP in 1990-91) and the New York Islanders (3 GP in 1985-86).
LONG STORY SHORTHANDED: The Blackhawks have scored four shorthanded goals this season, all of which came in a three-game span from Oct. 15 – 23 … Chicago’s four shorthanded tallies in 2022-23 are tied for second in the NHL … The team’s three-game streak of scoring a shorthanded goal tied the longest in franchise history, which has happened six times previously, most recently from Feb. 5 – 11, 2009 … Chicago is the first club to score a shorthanded goal in three-straight games since the Ottawa Senators accomplished the feat during the 2019-20 campaign … Sam Lafferty scored two shorthanded goals against the Sharks on Oct. 15 … He is just the seventh Blackhawks player since 1933-34 (when goals by type officially began being tracked) to score two shorthanded goals in a single period, joining Rene Bourque (Feb. 28, 2008), Patrick Sharp (Nov. 3, 2007), Steve Sullivan (Jan. 26, 2001), Rick Paterson (Jan. 16, 1985), Chico Maki (Dec. 9, 1970) and Pep Kelly (Dec. 26, 1940).
STICKS AND MILESTONES: Andreas Athanasiou is six assists from the 100th of his career.
BLACKHAWKS FRANCHISE LEADERS
GAMES GOALS ASSISTS POINTS
- Stan Mikita 1,396 1. Bobby Hull 604 1. Stan Mikita 926 1. Stan Mikita 1,467
- Duncan Keith 1,192 2. Stan Mikita 541 2. Patrick Kane 767 2. Patrick Kane 1,201
- Patrick Kane, 1,134 3. Patrick Kane 434 3. Denis Savard 719 3. Bobby Hull 1,153
- Brent Seabrook, 1,114 4. Steve Larmer 406 4. Doug Wilson 554 4. Denis Savard 1,096
- Jonathan Toews 1,040 5. Denis Savard 377 5. Bobby Hull 549 5. Steve Larmer 923
- Bobby Hull 1,036 6. Jonathan Toews 366 6. Duncan Keith 520 6. Jonathan Toews 867
- Eric Nesterenko 1,013 7. Dennis Hull 298 7. Steve Larmer 517 7. Doug Wilson 779
- Bob Murray 1,008 8. Tony Amonte 268 8. Jonathan Toews 501 8. Dennis Hull 640
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 5-7-1
Two-Days Rest: 0-3-0
Three+ Days Rest: 1-1-1
First Game of a B2B: 1-2-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-3-1
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 0-1-0
Tuesday: 1-3-0
Wednesday: 0-4-0
Thursday: 1-2-1
Friday: 1-1-1
Saturday: 3-2-1
Sunday: 1-3-1
