CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Patrick Sharp (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Monday, Feb. 27 at ANA, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, Feb. 28 at ARI, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Thursday, March 2 vs. DAL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, March 4 vs. NSH, 7:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Monday, March 6 vs. OTT, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Feb. 23 – Signed David Gust to a two-year, two-way contract and recalled him from Rockford … Feb. 21 – Placed MacKenzie Entwistle on IR … Feb. 15 – Recalled Cole Guttman, Isaak Phillips and Brett Seney from Rockford … Placed Alex Stalock, Jarred Tinordi and Jonathan Toews on IR … Feb. 7 – Activated Tyler Johnson and Jarred Tinordi off IR … Feb. 5 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford … Jan. 29 – Assigned Luke Philp, Filip Roos and Jaxson Stauber to Rockford.
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (4) at DAL (3) – Wed., Feb. 22 – American Airlines Center
CHI Goals: Domi (16; PP), Kane (15), Kane (16), Domi (17)
DAL Goals: Seguin (15), Benn (23), Robertson (35; PP)
Goalies: CHI – Stauber (29/32, 60:00) DAL – Oettinger (18/23, 57:42)
CHI PP: 1/2; PK: 2/3
DAL PP: 1/3; PK: 1/2
Recap: The Blackhawks erased a three-goal deficit by scoring four unanswered goals to win the game in regulation on Wednesday night in Dallas … Patrick Kane scored twice and added an assist, giving him seven goals and 10 points over his last four-straight games … Max Domi also notched three points (2G, 1A), extending his point streak to five games (3G, 8A), tying his season-long stretch … Seth Jones tallied two helpers, his fifth multi-point game of the season … Jaxson Stauber made 29 saves on 32 shots for his fifth win of the season and is now 5-1-0.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – SAN JOSE SHARKS
The Blackhawks and Sharks face off in the final of three matchups scheduled in 2022-23 on Saturday night … Chicago is 1-1 so far in the season series against the club … Sam Lafferty has four points (3G, 1A) over both games against the Sharks this season, including a three-point night on Oct. 15 (2G, 1A) … Jason Dickinson also registered a three-point night (1G, 2A) on Oct. 15 and has four points (2G, 2A) over his last three games against San Jose … Seth Jones has assists (4A) over his last four games against San Jose … Petr Mrazek has earned wins in four of his last five against San Jose, posting a 2.48 GAA and a .906 SV% over that span.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Jan. 1 (2-5) AWAY: Oct. 15 (5-2), Feb. 25
All-Time Record: 46-48-14 Home: 28-21-6 Road: 18-27-8
Last Home Win: April 14, 2022 (5-4, SO) Last Road Win: Oct. 15, 2022 (5-2) Last Home Loss: Jan. 1, 2023
(2-5) Last Road Loss: April 23, 2022 (1-4)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. SJS ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 12; Andreas Athanasiou, 7; Tyler Johnson, 6
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 26; Jack Johnson, 10; Seth Jones, 7
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 38; Jack Johnson, 12; Andreas Athanasiou, 11
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 12-13-1
Two-Days Rest: 3-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-2
First Game of a B2B: 2-5-1
Second Game of a B2B: 1-8-1
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 0-1-0
Tuesday: 3-7-1
Wednesday: 1-6-0
Thursday: 4-4-1
Friday: 5-2-1
Saturday: 4-6-1
Sunday: 3-6-1
SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Game 59 – 2/23 – SJS 2 vs NSH 6…Nico Sturm (1g, 0a) scored a shorthanded goal in the second period to establish a new single-season career high in goals (12). Martin Kaut (1g, 0a) scored early in the third period to record his first goal as a Shark.
SJ Goal: Sturm (12 sh), Kaut (2)
SF: 24
SA: 31
SJ PP: 0/5
SJ PK: 1/3
W: Husso
L: Reimer
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
2/23 Activated D Radim Simek off IR
2/21 Assigned D Nick Cicek to the San Jose Barracuda
2/20 Recalled F Martin Kaut from the San Jose Barracuda
2/19 Assigned G Aaron Dell to the San Jose Barracuda
2/16 Recalled D Nick Cicek from the San Jose Barracuda
2/15 Assigned D Nick Cicek and G Eetu Makiniemi to the San Jose Barracuda
2/14 Placed F Jonah Gadjovich on IR; Recalled G Eetu Makiniemi from the San Jose Barracuda
TODAY’S OPPONENT – CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
The Sharks and Blackhawks meet tonight for the third and final time this season, which each team grabbing a 5-2 road win (Chicago’s coming on Oct. 15, San Jose’s coming on Jan. 1). Erik Karlsson (1g, 3a) is San Jose’s leading scoring against Chicago this season, and Logan Couture (0g, 3a) and Oskar Lindblom (0g, 2a) have multiple points against the Blackhawks this campaign. Chicago has caught fire recently and is on a four-game winning streak, with victories against Ottawa (road 4-3 OT win on Feb. 17), Toronto (home 5-3 win on Feb. 19), Vegas (home 3-2 SO win on Feb. 21) and Dallas (road 4-3 win on Feb. 22). Patrick Kane (7g, 3a) and Max Domi (3g, 7a) have 10 points each in that four-game stretch and Petr Mrazek (2-0-0, 2.37 GAA, .925 sv%) and rookie Jaxson Stauber (2-0-0, 3.00 GAA, .910 sv%) have earned two wins each.
