CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Darren Pang (analyst) RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS Oct. 24 – Placed Taylor Hall on IR retroactive to Oct. 21 … Activated Philipp Kurashev from
LAST TIME OUT Score: Chicago (0) vs. Boston (3) – Tue., Oct. 24 – United Center CHI Goals: BOS Goals: Zacha (1), Poitras (3), Frederic (2) Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (40/43, 59:26) BOS – Swayman (23/23, 59:49) CHI PP: 0/3; PK: 4/4 BOS PP: 0/4; PK: 3/3
Recap: The Blackhawks dropped a 3-0 decision to the Boston Bruins on Tuesday at the United Center … Seth Jones paced all players with 23:10 of ice time … Jarred Tinordi and Reese Johnson each posted a team-high three hits … Tinordi and Connor Murphy led the club with three blocked shots each … Lukas Reichel went 8-for-12 in the faceoff circle (67 pct.) … The penalty kill went 4-for-4, putting the Blackhawks at 86.4 pct. on the kill this season, good for ninth best in the league.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS The Blackhawks face off against the reigning Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights tonight for the second time in six days … Chicago fell to Vegas in the Blackhawks’ home opener on Oct. 21, 5-3, with Connor Bedard, Reese Johnson and Corey Perry each scoring … Chicago has points in three of their last five games against the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena (2-2-1) … Corey Perry has points in four of his last five against the Golden Knights (3G, 3A) … Taylor Raddysh has four points (3G, 1A) over his last five games against Vegas, including points in consecutive contests (1G, 1A) … Petr Mrazek is 3-2-0 in his career against the Golden Knights with a 2.79 goals-against average and .909 save percentage.
2023-24 Schedule/Results:
HOME: Oct. 21 (3-5) |
AWAY: Oct. 27, April 16
All-Time Record: 4-9-3 | Home: 2-4-2 | Road: 2-5-1
Last Home Win: Feb. 21, 2023 (3-2 SO) |
Last Road Win: Dec. 21, 2019 (5-3) | Last Home Loss: Oct. 21, 2023 (3-5) | Last Road Loss: Oct. 13, 2022 (0-1)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. VGK ALL-TIME GOALS: Corey Perry, 4; 3 players tied with 3 goals
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 6; 3 players tied with 4 assists
POINTS: Andreas Athanasiou, 7; Corey Perry, 7; Ryan Donato/Seth Jones, 6
TEAM NOTES
BLOCK OF SEAGULLS: The Chicago Blackhawks currently lead the NHL with 136 blocked shots through the first seven games of the 2023-24 season … This marks the most blocked shots the team has recorded through the first seven games of a season since the stat began being tracked in 2002-03 … It is also the fourth most by any NHL team, trailing only the 2015-16 Avalanche (153), 2022-23 Flyers (142), 2016-17 Islanders (142) and 2022-23 Golden Knights (141) … The Blackhawks’ previous high came last season when the club logged 113 blocked shots over the same timeframe … Defenseman Connor Murphy paces the team with 17 blocked shots so far this season … The Blackhawks feature six players with double-digit blocked shots so far this season in Murphy (17), Seth Jones (16), Alex Vlasic (14), Kevin Korchinski (13), Jason Dickinson (13) and Wyatt Kaiser (11) … Chicago’s six players with over 10 blocked shots are the most on any team in the NHL so far in 2023-24.
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON… One-Day Rest: 1-1-0 Two-Days Rest: 0-3-0 Three+ Days Rest: 0-0-0 First Game of a B2B: 1-0-0 Second Game of a B2B: 0-1-0
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY Monday: 1-0-0 Tuesday: 1-1-0 Wednesday: 0-1-0 Thursday: 0-1-0 Friday: 0-0-0 Saturday: 0-2-0 Sunday: 0-0-0
VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS NOTES:
2023 STANLEY CUP CHAMPIONS
Golden Knights 2023-24 Record: 7-0-0, 14 points (4-0-0 at Home, 3-0-0 on Road)
GOLDEN KNIGHTS UPCOMING GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME (PT) TELEVISION RADIO SPANISH RADIO
Oct. 27 vs. Chicago Blackhawks 3 p.m. Scripps Sports Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes Vegas 1460 AM
Oct. 28 at Los Angeles Kings 7:30 p.m. Scripps Sports Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM None
Oct. 30 vs. Montreal Canadiens 7 p.m. Scripps Sports Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes Vegas 1460 AM
Nov. 2 vs. Winnipeg Jets 7 p.m. Scripps Sports Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes Vegas 1460 AM
Nov. 4 vs. Colorado Avalanche 7 p.m. Scripps Sports Fox Sports 98.9 FM/1340 AM Deportes Vegas 1460 AM
LAST GAME RECAP – VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3, PHILADELPHIA FLYERS 2
Paul Cotter and Shea Theodore scored late third-period goals to lift the Vegas Golden Knights (7-0-0) to a 3-2 victory against the Philadelphia Flyers (3-2-1) on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena. The Golden Knights extended their season-opening win streak to seven games. Ivan Barbashev cashed in on a rebound in front of Carter Hart at 6:54 of the first period to give Vegas a 1-0 lead. The Flyers answered with goals from Noah Cates and Cam Atkinson late in the frame as Philadelphia carried a 2-1 edge into the middle period. After a scoreless second period, Cotter walked around Egor Zamula to wire a shot over Hart’s shoulder and in for the game-tying goal. With 32.5 seconds remaining, Theodore sifted a wrist shot through traffic and into the net for the game-winner as the Golden Knights came back for the 3-2 win.
AGAINST THE BLACKHAWKS
The Vegas Golden Knights will face the Chicago Blackhawks for the second time in a week this afternoon at T-Mobile Arena. The last time these teams met, Vegas defeated Chicago, 5-3, at the United Center. After a back and forth first and second period, the Golden Knights’ offense exploded in the third period with a goal just 15 seconds into the frame by Nicolas Roy. Vegas captain Mark Stone added to the score for his first tally of the season. With less than five minutes remaining in regulation, Paul Cotter notched his first goal of the season, extending Vegas’ lead to 5-2. Chicago’s Corey Perry scored with 15 seconds remaining in regulation, but the Golden Knights held on for the 5-3 win.
2023-24 SEASON CHI SERIES 2022-23 SEASON CHI SERIES
1-0-0 (Home: 0-0-0, Road 1-0-0) 2-0-1 (Home: 1-0-0, Road: 1-0-1)
Oct. 21 – United Center Vegas 5, Chicago 3 Oct. 13 – T-Mobile Arena Vegas 1, Chicago 0
Oct. 27 – T-Mobile Arena Dec. 15 – United Center Vegas 4, Chicago 1
Apr. 16 – T-Mobile Arena Feb. 21 – United Center Vegas 2, Chicago 3 SO
A HISTORIC START
Vegas is the first team in NHL history to start the season 7-0-0 as defending Stanley Cup Champions. The Golden Knights’ win streak passes the Edmonton Oilers (1985-86) and Ottawa Senators (1920-21) and furthered a new franchise record for their best start. The Golden Knights longest win streak in franchise history is 10 games, set during the 2020-21 season (4/9/21 to 4/28/21). Vegas is the only unbeaten team remaining in the NHL to begin the 2023-24 regular season.
Longest Win Streak in Franchise History
10 – 4/9/21 to 4/28/21
9 – 10/24/22 to 11/10/22
8 – 12/14/17 to 1/2/18
8 – 2/13/20 to 2/28/20
7 – 10/10/23 to present
7 – 12/27/18 to 1/8/19
