CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Patrick Sharp (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 25 at MIN, 4:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Sunday, Match 26 vs. VAN, 5:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, March 28 vs. DAL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Thursday, March 30 vs. STL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Saturday, April 1 vs. NJD, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN2, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 15 – Recalled Anton Khudobin from Rockford … March 14 – Signed Wyatt Kaiser to three-year, entry-level contract … March 13 – Recalled Mike Hardman and Buddy Robinson from Rockford … March 12 – Assigned Luke Philp, Filip Roos and Anton Khudobin to Rockford … March 9 – Recalled Filip Roos from Rockford … March 3 – Recalled Anders Bjork from Rockford … Activated MacKenzie Entwistle from IR … Activated Nikita Zaitsev from non-roster … Assigned David Gust, Brett Seney and Isaak Phillips to Rockford … March 2 – Recalled Lukas Reichel from Rockford.
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (0) at Colorado (5) – Mon., March 20 – Ball Arena
CHI Goals: N/A
COL Goals: MacDermid (1), Malgin (9), Rantanen (47; PP), O’Connor (8), Malgin (10)
Goalies: CHI – Stalock (27/32, 60:00) COL – Georgiev (27/27, 60:00)
CHI PP: 0/2; PK: 0/1
COL PP: 1/1; PK: 2/2
Recap: The Blackhawks were shut out by the Colorado Avalanche, 5-0, on Monday night at Ball Arena … Chicago outhit the Avalanche, 22-15 in the contest … Jarred Tinordi and Caleb Jones each shared the team lead with four hits in Monday’s game … Mike Hardman registered a team-high three blocked shots against Colorado … Goaltender Alex Stalock started his fourth consecutive game on Monday night and recorded 27 saves on 32 shots faced.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – WASHINGTON CAPITALS
Thursday’s contest marks the second and final game between the Blackhawks and Capitals scheduled in 2022-23, and the only one at Capital One Arena … The Blackhawks fell to Washington, 7-3, in the first meeting on Dec. 13 … Chicago has posted wins in two of their last three games against the Capitals and are 4-3-0 over their last seven … The Blackhawks earned a 4-3 shootout win over Washington in the last road game against them on Dec. 2, 2021 … It was the club’s first win at Washington since a 4-3 overtime win on Jan. 10, 2006 … Tyler Johnson scored a goal in the first game against the Capitals this season and now has two goals over his last four and three in his last six games against them … Taylor Raddysh earned an assist against Washington earlier this season and has now tallied helpers in each of his two career games against them (2A) … Seth Jones has logged two points (1G, 1A) in his last three games and has nine points (2G, 7A) over his last 12 against the Capitals … Jones has also tallied points (1G, 3A) in three of his last four and six of his last eight (2G, 5A) road games against them … Andreas Athanasiou has registered four goals and five points (4G, 1A) in 11 career games against Washington, including tallying points (3G, 1A) in three of four career games at Capital One Arena.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Dec. 13 (3-7) | AWAY: March 23
All-Time Record: 46-43-14 | Home: 29-15-8 | Road: 17-28-6
Last Home Win: Dec. 15, 2021 (5-4 OT) | Last Road Win: Dec. 2, 2021 (4-3 SO) | Last Home Loss: Dec.
13, 2022 (3-7) | Last Road Loss: Nov. 21, 2018 (2-4)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. WSH ALL-TIME
GOALS: Tyler Johnson, 6; Andreas Athanasiou/Seth Jones, 4; Anders Bjork/Colin Blackwell, 3
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 11; Tyler Johnson, 5; Taylor Raddysh, 2
POINTS: Seth Jones, 15; Tyler Johnson, 11; Andreas Athanasiou, 5
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 13-19-1
Two-Days Rest: 5-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-2
First Game of a B2B: 2-6-2
Second Game of a B2B: 1-10-1
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 1-3-0
Tuesday: 4-8-1
Wednesday: 1-7-0
Thursday: 5-5-1
Friday: 5-2-2
Saturday: 5-9-1
Sunday: 3-6-1
WASHINGTON CAPITALS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Washington 6, Columbus Blue Jackets 7 (OT)
March 21, 2023 * Capital One Arena * Washington, D.C.
Shots: WSH: 37; CBJ: 39
Power Plays: WSH: 0/1; CBJ: 1/1
Three Stars: 1. Roslovic (CBJ), 2. Ovechkin (WSH), 3. Jensen (WSH)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Recalled goaltender Zach Fucale from AHL Hershey, 3/18
Re-assigned forward Bogdan Trineyev from KHL Moscow Dynamo to AHL Hershey, 3/18
Loaned forward Joe Snively to AHL Hershey, 3/16
Recalled forward Joe Snively from AHL Hershey, 3/14
INJURIES/ILLNESSES
Carl Hagelin: 10/12/22-3/21/23 (72 games)
Connor Brown: 10/20/22-3/21/23 (68 games)
John Carlson: 10/31/22-11/9/22, 12/27/22-3/21/23 (42 games)
Darcy Kuemper: 12/5/22-12/17/22, 3/19/23-3/21/23 (9 games)
Marcus Johansson: 2/25/23-2/26/23 (2 games)
Tom Wilson: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/26/23-2/16/23 (49 games)
Nicklas Backstrom: 10/12/22-1/6/23, 1/24/22 (43 games)
Washington Capitals: Media Notes
Dmitry Orlov: 11/7/22-12/9/22 (16 games)
Erik Gustafsson: 12/11/22 (1 game)
Lars Eller: 12/13/22 (1 game)
Hunter Shepard: 12/17/22 (1 game)
Alex Alexeyev: 12/11/22-12/19/22 (5 games)
Beck Malenstyn: 11/3/22-12/27/22 (26 games)
T.J. Oshie: 10/31/22-11/19/22, 12/19/22-12/31/22 (17 games)
Nic Dowd: 12/17/22, 1/17/23-2/18/23 (13 games)
Anthony Mantha: 2/12/23, 2/23/23-2/26/23 (4 games)
Martin Fehervary: 12/5/22-12/29/22, 3/4/23-3/9/23 (15 games)
Alex Ovechkin: 1/21/23, 3/14/23 (2 games)
Sonny Milano: 12/15/22, 3/14/23-3/15/23 (3 games)
Nick Jensen: 3/4/23-3/9/23, 3/19/23 (5 games)
Man Games Lost: 394
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
March 25, 8 p.m. ET at Pittsburgh (ABC, ESPN+, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 29, 7:30 p.m. ET vs. New York Islanders (TNT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
March 30, 7 p.m. ET at Tampa Bay (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 2, 1 p.m. ET vs. New York Rangers (TNT, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
April 6, 7 p.m. ET at Montreal (NBCSW, 106.7 The Fan/Caps Radio 24/7)
TONIGHT’S GAME
The Capitals host the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday at Capital One Arena for the second and final meeting between the teams this season. In their first meeting on Dec. 13 in Chicago, Alex Ovechkin scored his 29th career hat trick to reach the 800-goal mark and lead the Capitals to a 7-3 win. Washington has a record of 46-43-11-3 all-time versus Chicago has earned at least one point in 10-straight home games against the Blackhawks (8-0-2) dating back to Jan. 10, 2006.
HOME vs. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
Record Goals For Goals Against Streak
29-15-5-2 186 146 1 CHI SO win (12/2/21)
CAPITALS vs. BLACKHAWKS ALL-TIME (Career Totals)
Games Goals Assists Points
Oshie/Smith (42) Ovechkin (14) Oshie (26) Oshie (34)
Ovechkin (22) Smith (10) Ovechkin (12) Ovechkin (26)
Carlson/Irwin (18) Oshie (8) Backstrom (11) Smith (18)
