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
Thursday, April 6 at VAN, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, April 8 at SEA, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Monday, April 10 vs. MIN, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPN, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, April 11 at PIT, 6:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Thursday, April 13 vs. PHI, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
April 1 – Activated Jonathan Toews from IR … March 29 – Assigned Mike Hardman to Rockford … March 26 – Assigned Buddy Robinson to Rockford … March 25 – Activated Reese Johnson (concussion protocol) and assigned Anton Khudobin to Rockford … 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.
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (3) vs. New Jersey (6) – Sat., April 1 – United Center
CHI Goals: T. Johnson (11), Reichel (6), Athanasiou (16)
NJD Goals: Hamilton (20), Haula (11), Boqvist (9), Graves (7), Meier (37), Mercer (24; EN)
Goalies: CHI – Stalock (34/39, 59:44) NJD – Blackwood (14/17, 59:31)
CHI PP: 0/1; PK: 1/1
NJD PP: 0/1; PK: 1/1
Recap: The Blackhawks dropped a 6-3 decision to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday at the United Center … Tyler Johnson scored the Blackhawks’ first tally, giving him goals in a season-best three-straight games (3G, 1A) … Andreas Athanasiou also scored to give him goals in consecutive contests (2G, 1A) … Taylor Raddysh notched two helpers and has back-to-back multi-assist games (4A) … Jonathan Toews tallied an assist in his first game back since Jan. 28 … Lukas Reichel notched a helper and has points in consecutive contests (1G, 1A).
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – CALGARY FLAMES
The Blackhawks have points in 12 of their last 14 games against the Flames in Calgary (8-2-4) … Chicago is 2-0-0 against the Flames so far this season, including a 5-1 victory in Calgary on Jan. 26 … Boris Katchouk notched two points (1G, 1A) in the win and 13 different players tallied at least one point … Andreas Athanasiou has six points (3G, 3A) over his last six games against the Flames … Reese Johnson has three points (1G, 2A) in four career games against the Flames … Austin Wagner is from Calgary, Alberta.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Jan. 8 (4-3 OT) | AWAY: Jan. 26 (5-1), April 4
All-Time Record: 79-68-34 Home: 42-32-16 Road: 37-36-18
Last Home Win: Jan. 8, 2023 (4-3 OT) Last Road Win: Jan. 26, 2023 (5-1) Last Home Loss: April 18, 2022
(2-5) Road Loss: Nov. 23, 2021 (2-5)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. CGY ALL-TIME
GOALS: Jonathan Toews, 11; Tyler Johnson, 4; Andreas Athanasiou, 3
ASSISTS: Jonathan Toews, 19; Seth Jones, 7; 3 players tied with 4
POINTS: Jonathan Toews, 30; Seth Jones, 8; Tyler Johnson, 8
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 13-23-1
Two-Days Rest: 5-5-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-2
First Game of a B2B: 2-6-2
Second Game of a B2B: 1-11-1
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 1-3-0
Tuesday: 4-9-1
Wednesday: 1-7-0
Thursday: 5-7-1
Friday: 5-2-2
Saturday: 5-11-1
Sunday: 3-7-1
CALGARY FLAMES NOTES:
FLAMES LAST GAME RECAP
April 2, 2023 – CALGARY FLAMES [5] vs. ANAHEIM DUCKS [4]
The Flames welcomed the Anaheim Ducks to the Scotiabank Saddledome on Sunday night for their fourth and final meeting. The Flames would fall behind early after Frank Vatrano and Max Comtois tallied for Anaheim in the first, putting the Flames down 2-0 through 20. Andrew Mangiapane would score just 33 seconds into the second followed by goals from Nikita Zadorov and Nick Ritchie to flip the script give the Flames a 3-2 edge. The Ducks would respond with two-unanswered goals to retake the lead, and head into the intermission up 4-3. The Flames would rally in the third, first with Milan Lucic netting his seventh of the season, followed by Michael Stone blasting home his sixth to put the Flames back in front, and they would hang on for a 5-4 win.
CGY GOAL SCORERS: Mangiapane (16), Zadorov (10), Ritchie (13), Lucic (7), Stone (6)
GOALIE: Markstrom (7/9, .778 Sv%), Vladar (11/13, .846 Sv%)
PP: 1/2 (50%)
PK: 1/1 (100%)
FLAMES LAST FIVE RESULTS, RECORD: 4-1-0
DATE RESULT GWG CGY GOALIE OPP. GOALIE
April 2, 2023 ANA [4] vs. CGY [5] Stone Markstrom/Vladar Dostal
March 31, 2023 CGY [5] at VAN 4 Toffoli Markstrom Demko
March 28, 2023 LAK [1] vs. CGY [2] Duehr Markstrom Korpisalo
March 25, 2023 SJS [3] vs. CGY [5] Kadri Markstrom Kahkonen
March 23, 2023 VGK [3] vs. CGY [2] Roy Markstrom Thompson
*shootout winning goal
FLAMES UPCOMING SCHEDULE:
DATE TIME
(MST) OPPONENT VENUE
April 4, 2023 7:00pm vs. Chicago Blackhawks Scotiabank Saddledome
April 5, 2023 5:30pm at Winnipeg Jets Canada Life Centre
April 8, 2023 8:00pm at Vancouver Canucks Rogers Arena
April 10, 2023 7:30pm vs. Nashville Predators Scotiabank Saddledome
April 12, 2023 8:00pm vs. San Jose Sharks Scotiabank Saddledome
TONIGHTS STORYLINES & STATS
This is the third and final matchup this season between the Flames and Blackhawks. The Flames have gone 0-1-1 against Chicago this season. This is a Pacific Division versus Central Division matchup; The Flames have an overall record of 9-8-4 against Central Division opponents this season and a record of 24-14-7 against Western Conference opponents.
FLAMES VERSUS THE BLACKHAWKS THIS SEASON:
The Calgary Flames and Chicago Blackhawks get set to meet for the third and final time this season and the second time at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Jonathan Huberdeau has scored in both contests this season and has an assist for a team-leading three points against the Hawks on the campaign, while Kadri and Lindholm have also produced at a point-per-game pace against Chicago (Lindholm 1-1 – 2 in 2 GP, Kadri 1-1 – 2 in 2 GP). Milan Lucic has a season-series leading seven hits in the pair of contests.
QUICK HITS:
Nazem Kadri recorded a pair of assists on Sunday against Anaheim for his sixth multi-assist game as a Flame, while Nick Ritchie (1-1), and Tyler Toffoli (0-2) also recorded two-point nights. The blueline was active against the Ducks, with MacKenzie Weegar, Troy Stecher, Nikita Zadorov, Michael Stone, and Rasmus Andersson all recording at least a point, while Noah Hanifin was tied with a team-high five shots on goal.
COMEBACK KIDS:
On Sunday night against Anaheim, Calgary overcame a 2-0, and a 4-3 deficit before Michael Stone scored at the 17:22 mark to propel the Flames over the Ducks for their fourth-straight win. The Flames comeback win was their seventh multigoal comeback of the season, with the previous efforts coming on October 18th vs. VGK, October 22nd vs. CAR, December 7th vs. MIN, February 11th at BUF, February 22nd at ARI, and April 2 at VAN. The Flames seven multi-goal comebacks are tied with Vancouver for the third most in the NHL this season, only the Devils (8) and Blackhawks (8) have more.
CALGARY FLAMES vs. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS
CGY vs. CHI ALL-TIME HOME AWAY L10 STRK
76-73-26-6 41-34-13-3 35-39-13-3 6-3-1 L2
GAME INFO:
Calgary Flames vs. Chicago Blackhawks
7:00pm MT
Scotiabank Saddledome
TV: Sportsnet 360
Radio: Sportsnet Fan 960
2022-23 Season Series: 0-1-1 (Home: 0-1-0, Road 0-0-1)
Jan. 8, 2023 – CGY [3] at CHI 4
Jan. 26, 2023 – CHI [5] at CGY [1]
Apr. 4, 2023 – CHI at CGY
2021-22 Season Record vs. CHI: 3-0-0 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 2-0-0)
Last Home Win vs. CHI: November 23, 2021 – Chicago [2] vs. Calgary [5]
Last Road Win @ CHI: January 2, 2022 – Calgary [5] at Chicago [1]
Last Home Loss vs. CHI: January 26, 2023 – Chicago [5] vs. Calgary [1]
Last Road Loss @ CHI: January 8, 2023 – Calgary [3] at Chicago 4
2022-23 CALGARY FLAMES
FLAMES RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
Mar. 30 – signed William Stromgren (F) to a three-year entre level contract
Mar. 30 – signed William Stromgren (F) to an ATO, assigned to Calgary (AHL)
Mar. 31 – activated Michael Stone (D) from IR
FLAMES RECENT INJURIES (Total man games lost – 66)
Noah Hanifin – illness (1 game: Oct. 21)
Chris Tanev – upper-body (5 games: Nov. 3 – Nov. 10)
Jonathan Huberdeau – upper-body (3 games: Nov. 8 – Nov. 12)
Michael Stone – lower-body (11 games: Nov. 7 – Nov. 25)
MacKenzie Weegar – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 12)
Elias Lindholm – upper-body injury (1 game: Dec. 12)
Chris Tanev – upper-body injury (3 games: Dec. 14 – Dec. 18)
Radim Zohorna – non-COVID illness (1 game: Dec. 18)
Dennis Gilbert – lower-body injury (4 games: Dec. 20 – Dec. 27)
Brett Ritchie – upper-body injury (8 games: Jan. 8 – Jan. 26)
Chris Tanev – injury reserve (2 games: Jan. 26 – Jan. 27)
Rasmus Andersson – day-to-day (3 games: Feb. 9 – Feb. 13)
Michael Stone – lower-body injury (19 games: Feb. 22 – Mar. 28)
Chris Tanev – upper body injury (6 games: Mar. 21 – Apr. 2)
