CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH+ – Chris Vosters (PxP), Patrick Sharp (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Thursday, April 13 vs. PHI, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
End of Season
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
April 10 – Recalled Buddy Robinson from Rockford and assigned Lukas Reichel and Alex Vlasic to Rockford … April 3 – Signed Gavin Hayes to three-year, entry-level contract … April 1 – Activated Jonathan Toews from IR
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (2) vs. Minnesota (4) – Mon., April 10 – United Center
CHI Goals: Anderson (6), Bjork (1)
MIN Goals: Boldy (31), Johansson (18), Johannsson (19), Nyquist (11)
Goalies: CHI – Stalock (18/21, 58:12) MIN – Gustavsson (39/41, 60:00)
CHI PP: 0/3; PK: 2/2
MIN PP: 0/2; PK: 3/3
Recap: Chicago fell to the Wild, 4-2, on Monday night at United Center … Joey Anderson lit the lamp for his sixth goal of the season and the fourth as a member of the Blackhawks … Anders Bjork also scored a goal in the game for his first in a Blackhawks sweater … Bjork now has points in back-to-back games (1G, 1A) … Andreas Athanasiou notched an assist on Monday night and now has helpers in back-to-back games (3A), while he’s tallied points (4G, 4A) in five of his last six games … Buddy Robinson tallied an assist for his first point with the Blackhawks and Boris Katchouk also earned an assist against Minnesota.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
The Blackhawks travel to Pittsburgh to face off against the Penguins on Tuesday night in the second and \final matchup between the two teams this season … Chicago is 0-1-0 against the Penguins so far in 2022-23 after falling, 5-3, in the first meeting on Nov. 20 at United Center … Jujhar Khaira lit the lamp for the Blackhawks in the Nov. 20 contest and has scored goals in back-to-back games (2G) against Pittsburgh, accounting for all of his points in eight career games against Pittsburgh … Jonathan Toews registered an assist in the first game against the Penguins … Toews enters Tuesday’s matchup having logged helpers in each of his last two games (2A) against Pittsburgh, while he’s earned 10 points (2G, 8A) over his last nine games against them … The captain has also tallied points (2G, 3A) in four of his last six trips to PPG Paints Arena … Jason Dickinson also posted an assist in the first game against the Penguins this season, marking his first career point in nine career games against them … Petr Mrazek owns a 4-3-0 record with a 2.28 goals against average and a .918 save percentage in seven career appearances against Pittsburgh … Alex Stalock has appeared in four career games against the Penguins, posting a 0-0-1 record with a 2.60 GAA and a .908 SV%.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 20 (3-5) | AWAY: April 11
All-Time Record: 77-44-20 | Home: 48-12-11 | Road: 29-32-9
Last Home Win: Nov. 9, 2021 (3-2 SO) | Last Road Win: Jan. 6, 2019 (5-3) | Last Home Loss: Nov. 20,
2022 (3-5) Last Road Loss: Oct. 16, 2021 (2-5)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. PIT ALL-TIME
GOALS: Jonathan Toews, 9; Tyler Johnson, 6; Andreas Athanasiou/Colin Blackwell, 3
ASSISTS: Jonathan Toews/Tyler Johnson, 11; Seth Jones, 8; Andreas Athanasiou, 3
POINTS: Jonathan Toews, 20; Tyler Johnson, 17; Seth Jones, 9
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Apr. 8: Pittsburgh 5, Detroit 1 – Little Caesars Arena
PIT Goals: Crosby (2), Nylander, Heinen, Malkin
Multiple Points: Crosby (2G-1A)
Goalie: Jarry (19 saves, 20 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby became the 15th player in NHL history to record 1,500 points.
PP: 1-4
PK: 3-3
Apr. 6: Pittsburgh 4, Minnesota 1 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Letang, Rakell (PP), Zucker, Carter
Multiple Points: Letang (1G-1A), Rakell (1G-1A), Dumoulin (2A),
Guentzel (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (27 saves, 28 shots)
Key Stats: Jake Guentzel hit the 70-point plateau for the third time in his career.
PP: 1-4
PK: 4-5
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Nick Bonino Kidney 16 16
D Dmitry Kulikov Lower-Body 14 14
D Marcus Pettersson Undisclosed 11 13
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 209
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Apr. 9 F Alex Nylander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Apr. 7 F Alex Nylander recalled from WBS (AHL).
Apr. 6 F Alex Nylander re-assigned to WBS (AHL).
Apr. 6 F Alex Nylander recalled from WBS (AHL).
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Blackhawks: 46-71-23
In Pittsburgh: 34-26-10
In Chicago: 13-45-13
OT Record vs. Blackhawks: 3-2-10
Shootout Record vs. Blackhawks: 2-4
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh went 1-0-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. BLACKHAWKS:
Mario Lemieux: 27 GP, 62 PTS (25G-37A)
Jean Pronovost: 49 GP, 31 PTS (16G-15A)
Rick Kehoe: 35 GP, 26 PTS (11G-15A
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins return to Pittsburgh for their final home game of the season as they take on the Chicago Blackhawks at PPG Paints Arena (TV: AT&T Sportsnet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- The Penguins enter tonight’s game with points in four-straight games versus the Blackhawks (3-0-1). A win tonight would give them their first five-game point streak against the club since Feb. 14, 2007-Dec. 20, 2011 (3-0-2).
- Pittsburgh has wins in each of its last two home games versus Chicago. Going back further, the Penguins are 8-3-3 in their last 14 home games against the Blackhawks.
