CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: ESPN+/Hulu – Mike Monaco (PxP), Brian Bouche (analyst), Dominic Moore (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
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)
Thursday, March 23 at WSH, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
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))
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
March 15 – Recalled Anton Khudobin from Rockford … 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 … 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 (6) vs. Boston (3) – Tue., March 14 – United Center
CHI Goals: Entwistle (3), Anderson (4), Raddysh (18), Katchouk (4), Raddysh (19, PP), Raddysh (20, EN)
BOS Goals: Lindholm (9), Frederic (14), Zacha (17)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (16/16, 28:48), Stalock (W, 23/26, 31:12) BOS – Ullmark (23/28, 59:21)
CHI PP: 1/3; PK: 2/2
BOS PP: 0/2; PK: 2/3
Recap: The Blackhawks earned a 6-3 win over the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night at United Center … Taylor Raddysh led the team with his first career hat trick … He now has points in four-straight games (6G, 1A) … Boris Katchouk also logged three points (1G, 2A) in the game, establishing a new career high … Joey Anderson (1G, 1A), Jujhar Khaira (2A) and Ian Mitchell (2A) each recorded two points against the Bruins … Tyler Johnson tallied one helper in the contest, extending his current assist streak to three games (3A) … Alex Stalock turned aside 23 of the 26 shots he faced in relief for the win … He also stopped a penalty shot attempt by David Pastrnak … It was his second penalty shot faced this season, having also stopped an attempt on March 8 at Detroit (Dylan Larkin).
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – NASHVILLE PREDATORS
The Blackhawks face off against the Predators tonight in the third and final matchup scheduled between the two teams this season … Chicago is 2-4-1 in their last seven games against Nashville … The Blackhawks are looking for their first road win against the Predators since Nov. 16, 2019 (W, 7-2) and are 0-4-2 in their last six trips to Nashville … Chicago fell to Nashville, 4-2, in the first game against on Dec. 21 … The Blackhawks also dropped a 3-1 decision to the Predators on March 4 … Connor Murphy leads the club with two points (1G, 1A) against Nashville this season … MacKenzie Entwistle and Seth Jones have each scored one other goal against the Predators in 2022-23 … Andreas Athanasiou logged an assist in the last game against Nashville and now has points in five of his last seven contests against them (4G, 2A) … Seth Jones was drafted by Nashville in the first round (4th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft … Colin Blackwell played in 33 games with the Predators between 2018-20, registering 10 points (3G,7A).
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Dec. 21 (2-4), March 4 (1-3) | AWAY: March 16
All-Time Record: 252-244-101 | Home: 134-120-46 | Road: 118-124-55
Last Home Win: Nov. 7, 2021 (2-1) | Last Road Win: Nov. 16, 2019 (7-2) | Last Home Loss: March 4,
2023 (1-3) | Last Road Loss: April 16, 2022 (3-4)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. NSH ALL-TIME
GOALS: Tyler Johnson, 6; Andreas Athanasiou, 4; 7 players with 1 goal
ASSISTS: Seth Jones, 9; Jason Dickinson, 6; Tyler Johnson, 4
POINTS: Tyler Johnson, 10; Seth Jones, 10; Jason Dickinson, 7
NASHVILLE PREDATORS NOTES:
ALL-TIME vs. CHICAGO
− The Predators are 65-50-(4)-12 all-time against the Blackhawks, including a 36-22-(3)-3 record at Bridgestone Arena.
− This is the third and final matchup between Nashville and Chicago in 2022-23; it is the first and only at home.
− Nashville is 2-0-0 against Chicago this season, most recently earning a 3-1 win at the United Center on March 4. The Predators won a 4-2 game on the road on Dec. 21, which featured Roman Josi passing David Legwand for the most points in franchise history.
− The Predators are 5-0-0 in their last five games against the Blackhawks; they are 8-0-2 in their last 10; and 5-0-0 in their last five at home.
− The Predators have earned at least a point in 23 of their last 26 games against the Blackhawks (19-3-4), holding Chicago to two-or-fewer goals 22 times in that span.
− Nashville is currently on a 16-game point streak against Chicago (13-0-3), tied for its longest point streak against a single opponent in franchise history (16 GP vs. Columbus from Nov. 15, 2006-March 28, 2008).
− The Predators went 7-0-1 vs. the Blackhawks in 2020-21, their most wins against Chicago in a single season in team history. Nashville outscored Chicago 25-14, allowing two-or-fewer goals in seven of those contests. The team’s seven wins against Chicago in 2020-21 were its most vs. a single opponent in a season since 2007-08 (seven vs. Columbus).
− On Jan. 9, 2020, the Preds defeated Chicago, 5-2, at the United Center in a game that featured Pekka Rinne’s first career goal and John Hynes’ first win as Nashville head coach.
− This will be the 132nd time the Predators and Blackhawks clash in the regular season, Nashville’s most games played against a single opponent.
NOTABLES vs. CHICAGO
− Juuse Saros is 10-2-2 with a 2.06 goals-against average, .934 save percentage and one shutout in 15 career appearances vs. the Blackhawks.
− Kevin Lankinen played the first 69 games of his NHL career with Chicago from 2020-22. He went 25-29-11 and posted a 3.23 goals-against average and .901 save percentage for the Blackhawks.
− Dante Fabbro scored his first career NHL goal on April 6, 2019 vs. Chicago (Cam Ward).
− Predators prospect Ryan Ufko won the USHL’s Clark Cup with the Chicago Steel in 2020-21; prospect Spencer Stastney is a product of the Chicago Mission youth hockey program.
− Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones was drafted fourth overall by the Predators in 2013; he skated in 199 games for Nashville from 2013-16, tallying 63 points (15g-48a).
− Chicago forward Colin Blackwell made his NHL debut with Nashville in 2018-19 and skated in 33 total games with the Predators, recording 10 points (3g-7a).
− Blackhawks defenseman Jarred Tinordi played in 35 games with the Predators from 2019-21.
LAST TIME OUT
− Detroit Red Wings 1, Nashville Predators 2 – March 14 (Bridgestone Arena)
− NSH goals: Sherwood (3), Novak – GWG (13)
− DET goals: Chiasson – PP (3)
− Goaltenders: NSH – Saros (W, 28/29); DET – Husso (L, 14/16)
− Power plays: NSH 0-5; DET 1-4
− Notes: Nashville improved to 17-11-3 at home in 2022-23… The Predators closed out their two-game regular-season series against the Red Wings with a 1-1-0 record… It was Nashville’s first home game since Feb. 28 vs. Pittsburgh… Nashville picked up the victory while recording 16 shots on goal; it was the ninth time in franchise history the team has won a game while firing 16 shots or fewer… Kiefer Sherwood had two points (1g-1a) for his second multi-point outing of the season and first since Oct. 7 vs. San Jose in Prague (1g-1a)… Tommy Novak scored his third game-winning goal of 2022-23… Cal Foote assisted on Novak’s goal for his first point as a member of the Predators.
OVERALL (131 GP) 65-50-(4)-12
HOME (64 GP) 36-22-(3)-3
ROAD (67 GP) 29-28-(1)-9
LAST MEETING March 4, 2023 at CHI (W, 3-1)
PLAYOFFS (1-2) Last: 2017 WCQ (W, 4-0)
INJURY REPORT
Player Designation Dates Missed Games Missed
Mark Borowiecki Upper body – IR Oct. 27-March 14 58
Filip Forsberg Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 13-March 14 15
Ryan Johansen Right leg surgery Feb. 23-March 14 10
Juuso Parssinen Upper body – day-to-day Feb. 26-March 14 9
Alexandre Carrier Upper body – 4-6 weeks March 4-14 6
Ryan McDonagh Upper body – day-to-day March 14 1
Total man-games lost: 166
Individual man-games lost: Borowiecki – 59; Carrier – 20; McCarron – 20; Forsberg – 15; Johansen – 10; Parssinen – 9; McDonagh – 8; Smith – 6; Trenin – 5; Glass – 3; Jankowski – 3; Lauzon – 3; Asplund – 1; Duchene – 1; Evangelista – 1; Lankinen – 1; Tomasino – 1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
− March 14: Recalled defenseman Kevin Gravel from Milwaukee (AHL). Reassigned forward Michael McCarron to Milwaukee (AHL).
− March 13: Signed forward Mark Jankowski to a one-year, $775,000 contract for 2023-24.
