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, 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 (4) at Calgary (3) – Tue., April 4 – Scotiabank Saddledome
CHI Goals: Athanasiou (17), Khaira (5), Athanasiou (18), Wagner (1)
CGY Goals: Toffoli (34), Hanifin (7), Backlund (18)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (33/36, 60:00) CGY – Markstrom (19/23, 60:00)
CHI PP: 0/0; PK: 1/1
CGY PP: 0/1; PK: 0/0
Recap: Chicago swept the season series against Calgary with a 4-3 win over the Flames on Tuesday night … Andreas Athanasiou recorded his second multi-goal effort of the season and has goals in three straight (4G, 1A) … Lukas Reichel notched two assists, giving him points in three straight (1G, 3A) … Jonathan Toews has assists (2A) in consecutive games since returning from injury … Jujhar Khaira scored his fifth goal of the season … Austin Wagner scored the game winner and his first goal of the season and first point as a Blackhawk … Petr Mrazek made 33 saves on 36 shots.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – VANCOUVER CANUCKS
The Blackhawks head to Vancouver for the final game of three this season … Chicago is 0-2-0 against the Canucks during the 2022-23 campaign … Connor Murphy and Lukas Reichel scored in the 4-2 loss on March 26 … Murphy has two goals over his last three games against Vancouver … Seth Jones has assists in both games against the Canucks this year … Jones has tallied nine points (3G, 6A) in his last nine games against Vancouver, including a four-point night (1G, 3A) on March 31, 2018 with CBJ … Jason Dickinson played for the Canucks during the 2021-22 season, notching 11 points (5G, 6A) in 62 games … Boris Katchouk has two points (1G, 1A) in both career games against Vancouver … Katchouk and Jujhar Khaira hail from Vancouver, BC.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: March 26 (2-4) | AWAY: Jan. 24 (2-5), April 6
All-Time Record: 90-77-33 | Home: 58-27-14 | Road: 32-50-19
Last Home Win: Nov. 7, 2019 (5-2) | Last Road Win: Nov. 21, 2021 (1-0) | Last Home Loss: March 26,
2023 (2-4) | Last Road Loss: Jan. 24, 2023 (2-5)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. VAN ALL-TIME
GOALS: Jonathan Toews, 13; Seth Jones, 4; Connor Murphy, 3
ASSISTS: Jonathan Toews, 20; Seth Jones, 8; Nikita Zaitsev, 5
POINTS: Jonathan Toews, 33; Seth Jones, 12; Tyler Jonson/Connor Murphy, 6
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 13-23-1
Two-Days Rest: 6-5-0
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: 5-9-1
Wednesday: 1-7-0
Thursday: 5-7-1
Friday: 5-2-2
Saturday: 5-11-1
Sunday: 3-7-1
VANCOUVER CANUCKS NOTES:
TV: Sportsnet Pacific, NBC Sports Chicago
Radio: Sportsnet 650
MATCH-UP INFO
• Tonight marks the third and final meeting between the Canucks and Blackhawks this season: Jan. 24 (5-2 W @ VAN), Mar. 26 (4-2 W @ CHI), and Apr. 6 (home).
• Vancouver is 88-83-22-7 all-time against the Blackhawks, including 54-31-15-1 at home.
• The Canucks are 7-2-1 in their last 10 games against Chicago (4-1-0 in their last five).
• J.T. Miller leads all active Canucks skaters in career points against the Blackhawks with 15 (2-13-15) in 19 games.
• Brock Boeser has 12 points (4-8-12) in 12 career games against Chicago.
• Elias Pettersson has 11 points (4-7-11) in 11 career games against Chicago.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has four points (2-2-4) in two career games against Chicago.
• Tyler Myers leads active Canucks skaters in career games played against the Blackhawks with 29 (1-8-9 in those 29 GP).
• Thatcher Demko is 2-1-0 with a 1.35 goals against average and a .953 save percentage in three career games against Chicago.
• Collin Delia is 2-0-0 with a 2.00 goals against average and a .911 save percentage in 2 career games against Chicago.
QUICK NUMBERS
• Elias Pettersson has 21 points (9-12-21) in his last 16 games and is three points away from breaking 100 this season.
• J.T. Miller has 20 points (8-12-20) in his last 14 games.
• Andrei Kuzmenko has 16 points (9-7-16) in his last 15 games.
• Quinn Hughes has 12 points (2-10-12) in his last 10 games.
• Brock Boeser has seven points (4-3-7) in his last six games.
• The Canucks are 16-11-4 since Rick Tocchet took over as Head Coach on January 22.
LAST MEETING – MAR. 26/23: VAN 4 at CHI 2
Phillip Di Giuseppe scored the Canucks’ first goal at 19:43 in the second period to tie the game at one…J.T. Miller and Quinn Hughes registered assists…Elias Pettersson scored his first of two goals at 12:06 in the third…Ethan Bear and Andrei Kuzmenko were both credited with the assists…Pettersson extended the Canucks’ lead sixty-three seconds later on the power play…Kuzmenko tied the franchise record for most points in by a first year NHL-er (66) with the first helper…Brock Boeser recorded the second helper…Boeser regained the two goal lead with an empty netter at 18:57…Bear registered the sole assist on the play…Delia recorded his second Vancouver Canucks: Media Notes career win against his former team stopping 29 shots…Pettersson led the team in shots (7)…Dakota Joshua led the team in hits (4) and blocked shots (3).
2022.23 TEAM RANKS
VAN CHI
Goals For/Game 3.34 (t-11th) 2.44 (32nd)
Goals Against/Game 3.70 (29th) 3.61 (25th)
Power Play % 22.2 (12th) 16.4 (29th)
Penalty Kill % 70.7 (32nd) 76.5 (t-20th)
Penalty Min./Game 8:55 (21st) 8:42 (19th)
*Rankings are accurate as of 4:00pm PT on April 5, 2023
LAST GAME PLAYED – APR. 4/23: VAN 2 vs SEA 5
Elias Pettersson opened the scoring 4:31 into the game with his 37th of the season…Andrei Kuzmenko and Dakota Joshua picked up the assists…Anthony Beauvillier scored just past the 13 minute mark of the period to extend the lead to 2-0…Conor Garland and Nils Åman recorded the assists…Brock Boeser led the team with five shots on goal…Jack Studnicka and Philip Di Giuseppe each had six hits…Kyle Burroughs had four blocked shots…Collin Delia made 23 saves.
LAST 5 vs CHICAGO
• Mar. 26/23: VAN 4 @ CHI 2
• Jan. 24/23: VAN 5 vs CHI 2
• Jan. 31/22: VAN 3 at CHI 1
• Nov. 21/21: VAN 0 vs CHI 1
• Oct. 21/21: VAN 4 at CHI 1
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
• Cole McWard signed to a two-year, entry-level contract, Apr. 4
• Nikita Tolopilo signed to a two-year, entry-level contract, Mar. 31
