CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: ESPN+/Hulu – Leah Hextall (PxP), Cassie Campbell-Pascall (analyst) and Emily Kaplan (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
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)
Thursday, Dec. 29 at STL, 7:00 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 (1) vs. Vegas (4) – Thu., Dec. 15 – United Center
CHI Goals: Raddysh (9)
VGK Goals: Stephenson (7; PP), Smith (13; SH), Kessel (6), Smith (14)
Goalies: CHI – Soderblom (21/25, 58:36) VGK – Thompson (24/25, 60:00)
CHI PP: 0/2; PK: 0/1
VGK PP: 1/1; PK: 2/2
Recap: The Blackhawks fell to the Vegas Golden Knights 4-1 on Thursday evening … Taylor Raddysh scored the lone goal for the Blackhawks, extending his point streak to three games (2G, 1A) … Jonathan Toews tallied an assist on the goal, giving him points in back-to-back games (1G, 1A) … Seth Jones notched the secondary assist on the tally and skated in a game-high 24:42 of ice time … Patrick Kane paced all players with five shots on goal … Jake McCabe and Jarred Tinordi each posted four hits.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – MINNESOTA WILD
The Blackhawks head to Minnesota in the second of four games between the two clubs this season … Chicago fell to the Wild in a shootout in their first meeting of the season on Oct. 30 (3-4) … Jarred Tinordi recorded his second career multi-point game on Oct. 30, tallying two assists … Andreas Athanasiou, Jake McCabe and Jonathan Toews scored the goals in regulation for the Blackhawks … Patrick Kane has three multi-point outings, including two hat tricks, and 13 points (6G, 7A) vs. Minnesota over his last 11 games against the Wild … Alex Stalock played with the Wild for four seasons from 2016-20, playing in 89 games with a 37- 30-11 record with a 2.77 goals-against average and .908 save percentage.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Oct. 30 (3-4 SO), April 10 | AWAY: Dec. 16, March 25
All-Time Record: 33-35-14 | Home: 18-18-5 | Road: 15-17-9
Last Home Win: Dec. 15, 2019 (5-3 W) | Last Road Win: Feb. 2, 2019 (4-3 OT) | Last Home Loss: Oct. 30,
2022 (3-4 SO) | Last Road Loss: March 19, 2022 (1-3)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. MIN ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 24; Jonathan Toews, 17; Andreas Athanasiou, 5
ASSISTS: Jonathan Toews, 34; Patrick Kane, 28; Jack Johnson, 12
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 52; Jonathan Toews, 51; Jack Johnson, 16
TEAM NOTES
TWO FOR THE SHOW: Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have skated in 998 regular-season games together in their NHL careers and are just two 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 998 games Toews and Kane have played together, the Blackhawks own a record of 530-345-123 … 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.
Teammates to play in 1,000 career games together:
GP PLAYER PLAYER TEAMS SEASONS
1353 Gordie Howe Alex Delvecchio Detroit 1950-51 to 1970-71
1276 Henrik Sedin Daniel Sedin Vancouver 2000-01 to 2017-18
1158 Anze Kopitar Dustin Brown Los Angeles 2006-07 to 2021-22
1107 Nicklas Lidstrom Kris Draper Detroit 1993-94 to 2010-11
1069 Brent Seabrook Duncan Keith Chicago 2005-06 to 2019-20
1062 Larry Robinson Bob Gainey Montreal 1973-74 to 1988-89
1044 Tim Horton George Armstrong Toronto 1952-53 to 1969-70
1027 Drew Doughty Anze Kopitar Los Angeles 2008-09 to 2022-23
1020 Nicklas Backstrom Alex Ovechkin Washington 2007-08 to 2021-22
1008 Mark Messier Kevin Lowe Edmonton/NY Rangers 1979-80 to 1995-96
998 Patrick Kane Jonathan Toews Chicago 2007-08 to 2022-23
ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRI-KANE: Patrick Kane tallied an assist on Tuesday night against Washington … Kane enters Friday’s tilt having registered five points (1G, 4A) over his last seven games and eight points (2G, 6A) in his last 11 … 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 seven 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 Friday’s matchup having earned six goals and eight points (6G, 2A) over his last 10 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 lit the lamp on Thursday night to extend his current point streak to three games (2G, 1A) … This marks the third time in his career that Raddysh has earned points in at least three-straight games and is one game shy of tying his career high of four games, which he set earlier this season from Oct. 23 – 29 … Raddysh skated in his 100th career NHL game and scored a goal on Dec. 9 … The forward has now recorded points (5G, 1A) in six of his last nine games … Raddysh is tied for second on Chicago with nine goals and ranks third with four power play goals this season … The Caledon, Ont. native also ranks fourth on the team with 13 points (9G, 4A) in 28 games … 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 notched an assist against Vegas on Thursday and now has points in back-to-back games (1G, 1A) … 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 502 career assists are good for eighth in franchise history … Toews currently paces the NHL in faceoff win percentage at 65.0% … He shares second on the Blackhawks with nine goals and ranks second five power-play goals so far in 2022-23 … Toews also ranks third on the team with 16 points (9G, 7A) … 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 eight 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 six 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 eight games and has five assists over his last 10 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 65 blocked shots and ranks second on the squad with 59 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 third 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).
MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES
UPCOMING WILD GAMES
GAME BROADCASTS
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
All-Time Wild Record: 48-29-5 (26-12-3 at Xcel Energy Center, 22-17-2 at Chicago)
2022-23: Minnesota earned a 4-3 shootout victory in the series opener at Chicago (12/30)…LW Matt Boldy (2-0=2) and C Mason Shaw (1-1=2) led Minnesota with two points each…C Connor Dewar (0-1=1), C Joel Eriksson Ek (0-1=1), C Ryan Hartman (0-1=1) and C Sam Steel (0-1=1) all notched assists…LW Kirill Kaprizov and C Freddy Gaudreau both scored shootout goals…G Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 23-of-26 shots faced for the Wild…D Jarred Tinori (0-2=2) led Chicago with two points…D Jake McCabe (1-0=1), C Jonathan Toews (1-0=1) and C Andreas Athanasiou (1-0=1) all scored for the Blackhawks…RW Patrick Kane (0-1=1), C Philipp Kurashev (0-1=1), C Sam Lafferty (0-1=1) and D Filip Roos (0-1=1) each added an assist…G Alex Stalock stopped 32-of-35 shots faced for Chicago.
WILD LEADERS: D Alex Goligoski leads Minnesota with 20 points (2-18=20) in 40 games against Chicago…Zuccarello has 15 points (4-11=15) in 18 matches…D Jared Spurgeon owns 14 points (3-11=14) in 37 contests.
WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 11-6-5 with a 2.58 GAA, a .915 SV% and one shutout in 22 starts vs. the Blackhawks…G Filip Gustavsson has not faced Chicago.
BLACKHAWKS LEADERS: Kane leads Chicago with 52 points (24-28=52) in 56 contests against Minnesota…C Jonathan Toews owns 51 points (17- 34=51) in 51 games…D Jack Johnson has 16 points (4-12=16) in 39 contests.
BLACKHAWKS GOALIES: G Petr Mrazek is 4-2-0 with a 2.16 GAA and a .926 SV% in six career starts against the Wild…G Alex Stalock is 2-0-1 with a
2.24 GAA and a .918 SV% in three starts.
FAST FACTS: Minnesota’s 48 all-time wins against Chicago are its third-most against an opponent…The Wild is 18-7-2 in its last 27 games against the Blackhawks…Minnesota is 9-2-2 in the last 13 games played at Xcel Energy Center…In 2015-16, the Wild became the first team to win every game in a season series of at least five contests against Chicago since the Boston Bruins went 8-0-0 in 1938-39…Minnesota won nine straight games against Chicago (1/29/06-1/11/08), tied for the second-longest win streak against an opponent.
INJURIES
Brandon Duhaime: upper body
Ryan Hartman: upper body
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 4, 2022 – Dec. 14, 2022
12/13/22 Reassigned F Nic Petan to Iowa
12/11/22 Reassigned D Andrej Sustr to Iowa
12/9/22 Recalled F Sammy Walker from Iowa and reassigned
F Joseph Cramarossa to Iowa
ON THE POWER PLAY
• Through 29 games the Wild has converted 25.0 percent (24 of 96) of power-play opportunities, eighth-best in the NHL.
• The Wild have converted 33.0 percent (17 of 51) of power-play opportunities at home this season, second-best in the NHL.
• Minnesota has an active four-game power-play goal (PPG) streak dating back to Dec. 9 at EDM.
• The Wild have registered a PPG in 10 of its last 11 games. Since Nov. 23, Minnesota ranks fifth in the NHL with a 32.4 power-play percentage (12 of 23).
• Minnesota recorded a power-play goal in a season-high six consecutive games from Nov. 23 – Dec. 4, going eight-for-19 (42.1 pct.) during that span. The streak tied for the fifth-longest in franchise history.
PENALTY KILLERS
• Since Nov. 8, Minnesota is fifth in the NHL with a 82.8 penalty-kill percentage (53 for 64).
• Minnesota is fifth in the NHL with a 83.3 penalty-kill percentage (40 of 48) on the road this season.
TOTAL TEAM EFFORT
• Since Oct. 25, the Wild is tied for fourth in the NHL with 15 wins and tied for fifth with 31 points.
• Since Oct. 25, Minnesota is giving up 2.42 goals per game (fourth in NHL), allowing 28.2 shots per game (fifth in the NHL) and recording a .914 save percentage (seventh in the NHL).
IN THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT
• Since Oct. 25, the Wild is tied for fourth in the NHL with 15 wins and tied for fifth with 31 points.
• Since Oct. 25, Minnesota is giving up 2.42 goals per game (fourth in NHL), allowing 28.2 shots per game (fifth in the NHL) and recording a .914 save percentage (seventh in the NHL).
• The Wild hold an active five-game home win streak, tied for longest active streak in the NHL and tied for third-longest in the NHL this season.
• Minnesota is 6-2-0 in the month of December, tied for first in the NHL in wins and points (12).
WE’RE HEADED TO OVERTIME
• This season, Minnesota has five victories in games decided past regulation, tied for fifth-most in the NHL. The Wild have two overtime wins and three shootout victories.
• Since the start of the 2021-22 season, Minnesota leads the NHL with 21 victories in extra-session games.
• During the 2021-22 season, the Wild ranked second in the NHL with a franchise record 11 overtime wins and ranked tied for second with five shootout wins, good for 16 total extra-session victories.
• Minnesota went 16-7 in 23 extra session games during the 2021-22 season – its most extra session contests since 23 in 2013-14. The 16 extra session wins are the second-most in team history (17 in 2006-07).
