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
Saturday, March 11 at TBL, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Tuesday, March 14 vs. BOS, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Thursday, March 16 at NSH, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+/Hulu, WGN Radio)
Saturday, March 18 at ARI, 9:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio)
Monday, March 20 at COL, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
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 … Feb. 27 – Activated Jarred Tinordi from IR … Feb. 26 – Activated Alex Stalock off IR and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford … Feb. 25 – Placed Reese Johnson on IR retroactive to Feb. 20 … Activated Jujhar Khaira from IR … Feb. 23 – Signed David Gust to a two-year, two-way contract and recalled him from Rockford … Feb. 21 – Placed MacKenzie Entwistle on IR.
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (3) at Detroit (4) – Wed., March 8 – Little Caesars Arena
CHI Goals: Raddysh (15; PP), Raddysh (16), Anderson (3)
DET Goals: Walman (7), Larkin (24; PP), Raymond (16), Kubalik (18)
Goalies: CHI – Stalock (37/41, 57:37) DET – Husso (17/20, 59:47)
CHI PP: 1/3; PK: 2/3
DET PP: 1/3; PK: 2/3
Recap: The Blackhawks fell to the Red Wings 4-3 in Detroit on Wednesday … Taylor Raddysh scored twice and currently leads the club with 16 goals on the season … Joey Anderson scored his first goal with the Blackhawks … Andreas Athanasiou notched a helper on Raddysh’s first goal, extending his assist streak to three games (4A) … Lukas Reichel also tallied an assist to extend his point streak to three games (1G, 2A) … Alex Stalock made 37 saves.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – FLORIDA PANTHERS
The Blackhawks take on the Panthers on Friday night in Florida … Chicago defeated the club 4-2 earlier this season at the United Center … Ten different players recorded a point in the victory … The Blackhawks are 3-3-1 in their last seven games against the Panthers … Tyler Johnson has five points 4G, 1A) over his last eight games against the Panthers … Johnson has scored 12 goals in 34 career games against Florida, the second-most he’s scored against any NHL team in his career … Andreas Athanasiou has assists (2A) in his last two games against Florida.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Oct. 25 (4-2) | AWAY: March 10
All-Time Record: 28-17-7 | Home: 15-8-4 | Road: 13-9-3
Last Home Win: Oct. 25, 2022 (4-2) | Last Road Win: Feb. 29, 2020 (3-2 SO) | Last Home Loss: Feb. 20,
2022 (2-5) | Last Road Loss: March 31, 2022 (0-4)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. FLA ALL-TIME
GOALS: Tyler Johnson, 12; Seth Jones, 5; 3 players tied with 3
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 8; Connor Murphy, 7; Tyler Johnson/Andreas Athanasiou, 5
POINTS: Tyler Johnson, 17; Seth Jones, 13; Connor Murphy, 10
FLORIDA PANTHERS NOTES:
BAPTIST HEALTH INJURY REPORT
- F Patric Hornqvist | Games Missed: 40
- F Givani Smith | Games Missed: 5
Total Man Games Lost Due to Injury: 198
LAST GAME
Panthers 2, Golden Knights 1 – March 7 – FLA Live Arena
FLA Goals: Lomberg (9), Barkov (17)
VGK Goals: Theodore (8-PPG)
FLA Goalie: Bobrovsky (W) – 31 Saves
VGK Goalie: Hill (L) – 40 Saves
FLA Shots: 42
VGK Shots: 32
Notes: Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 31 of 32 shots against for the second consecutive game…Bobrovsky’s win marked his 101st win with Florida, matching Tomas Vokoun for third-most in franchise history…Nick Cousins notched his 100th NHL assist…Radko Gudas led all skaters with seven hits… FLA PP: 0-2, FLA PK: 3-4
RECENT TRANSACTIONS:
- March 3: F Zac Dalpe loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
- March 2: F Grigori Denisenko loaned to Charlotte (AHL)
- Feb. 24: F Zac Dalpe and F Grigori Denisenko recalled from Charlotte (AHL) | F Anthony Duclair activated from LTIR | F Givani
Smith placed on LTIR
PANTHERS vs. BLACKHAWKS
ALL-TIME vs. CHI: 21-21-3-7
ALL-TIME HOME vs. CHI: 11-9-1-4
2022-23 vs. CHI: 0-1-0
CATS STATS
- Florida’s 38 goals by defensemen ranks behind only CAR (40) and WPG (39) for the league lead.
HOME SWEET HOME
The Panthers play the fourth game of a season-long seven-game homestand tonight against Chicago. Since the start of the homestand, the Panthers rank second in the league in goals against per games played (1.33) after the Wild, and rank second in shots per games played (38.0). Aleksander Barkov’s second period goal against the Golden Knights is his team-leading 43rd career game-winning goal.
CATS AND BLACKHAWKS
Florida faces off against Chicago for the second and final time this season. The Cats’ have taken home points in nine of their last ten meetings against the Blackhawks at FLA Live Arena (7-1-2) dating back to January 22, 2016. Captain Aleksander Barkov has amassed 25 points in 22 career games (8-17-25) vs. Chicago. Over the last five meetings against the Blackhawks, the Panthers have outscored the Blackhawks 20-13, averaging four goals per game. Barkov leads Florida with seven points against Chicago over those last five games.
