CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
INJURY REPORT POSITION PLAYER INJURY DATES GAMES MISSED
F Andreas Athanasiou Groin Nov. 9 – Jan. 4 26
F Taylor Hall Right ACL Nov. 19 – Jan. 4 22
D Seth Jones Left shoulder Dec. 10 – Jan. 4 11
F Joey Anderson Left shoulder Dec. 17 – Jan. 4 8
F Taylor Raddysh Left groin strain Dec. 29 – Jan. 4 3
F Tyler Johnson Right foot Dec. 31 – Jan. 4 2
F Anthony Beauvillier Left wrist Jan. 2 – Jan. 4 1
Total man games lost: 147
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 3 – Placed Anthony Beauvillier on IR and claimed Jaycob Megna off waivers …
Jan. 1 – Placed Tyler Johnson on IR and recalled Brett Seney from Rockford.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – NEW JERSEY DEVILS
Chicago has points in four of their last eight against the Devils (3-4-1) and points in three of their last six road games against New Jersey (2-3-2) … In their last matchup on Nov. 5, Ryan Donato scored and Jason Dickinson registered an assist in a 4-2 loss at the United Center … Donato has four points (3G, 1A) over his last three games against New Jersey … Dickinson has assists in consecutive contests against the Devils and three points (1G, 2A) over his last four.
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 5-7-2
Two-Days Rest: 1-7-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-1-0
First Game of a B2B: 3-4-0
Second Game of a B2B: 0-6-0
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Friday: 2-1-1
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY/Illness OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Tomas Nosek Upper-body Nov. 22 (suffered 11/18) 20
Dougie Hamilton Upper-body Nov. 30 (suffered 11/28) 16
Timo Meier Lower-body Jan. 4 (suffered 12/30) 1
Ondrej Palat Lower-body Jan. 4 1
TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
1/3 Graeme Clarke Recalled from Utica (AHL)
Last Game
The Devils skated in their first contest for 2024, which also concluded a three-game road trip that started on Fri. Dec. 29, at Ottawa (6-2, W). The team faced-off with Washington for the third of four matchups this season (1-2-0): Next: Feb. 20, 2024, at Washington, 7:00 P.M. E.T. The Devils scored the first goal in the contest, which marked the 11 th time this season that the Devils scored first in a game (8-2-1). New Jersey scored six, or more, goals in a game for the fifth time this season, while the most goals that the team recorded in a game this season was seven via Nov. 25, 2023, vs Buffalo in a 7-2 win. Keep in mind that the team scored six, or more, goals in a game eight times last season. The victory also marked New Jersey’s first regulation win at Washington since January 11, 2020, which was a 5-1 win. The Devils outshot Washington 28-26, and improved to 15-6-1 when outshooting an opponent in a game for 2023-24. New Jersey was 39/68 (57%) on face-offs, which tied a season-high for most wins in a game, prior: 39, Nov. 7, 2023, at Colorado.
Special Teams PP: 1-2 | PK: 2-4
Man Advantage
The team owns 34 power-play goals in 2023-24, after 36 games played (30.6%). The team’s 34 power-play goals are tied for the fourth-most in the NHL with Detroit and the NY Rangers. The team’s power-play% ranks first in the NHL, per Jan. 4. The most power-play goals in franchise history after the team’s opening 36 games from the start of a season:
RECORD BY DIVISION/CONFERENCE:
MET: 7-5-0
ATL: 6-3-0
CEN: 3-3-1
PAC: 4-4-0
EAST: 14-7-1
WEST: 6-7-1
RECORD WHEN SCORING FIRST
Scoring first…8-2-1…Trailing first…12-12-1
