CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:

UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Tuesday, Dec. 6 at NJD, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Friday, Dec. 9 vs. WPG, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, Dec. 13 vs. WSH, 8:00 p.m. CT (ESPN, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Thursday, Dec. 15 vs. VGK, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Friday, Dec. 16 at MIN, 7:00 p.m. CT (ESPN+, Hulu, WGN Radio)

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 1 – Recalled Ian Mitchell from Rockford and placed Jarred Tinordi on IR … Nov. 24 – Assigned Ian Mitchell to Rockford … Nov. 23 – Activated Seth Jones off IR … Nov. 18 – Recalled Ian Mitchell from Rockford … Nov. 17 – Assigned Alec Regula to Rockford … Nov. 11 – Activated Ian Mitchell (left wrist) off IR and assigned him to Rockford (AHL) … Nov. 8 – Assigned Dylan Wells to Rockford (AHL) … Nov. 7 – Activated Petr Mrazek (groin strain) from IR and placed Alex Stalock (concussion protocol) on IR retroactive to Nov. 1 … Nov. 2 – Signed Dylan Wells to a one-year, two-way contract … Nov. 1 – Placed Seth Jones (right thumb) on IR and recalled Alec Regula from Rockford (AHL).

LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (5) vs. NY Rangers (2) – Sat., Dec. 3 – Madison Square Garden
CHI Goals: R. Johnson (2), Kane (4; PP), Domi (8; PP), Raddysh (7; PP), Domi (9; EN)
NYR Goals: Zibanejad (13; PP), Kreider (12)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (21/22, 40:00); Soderblom (5/6, 20:00) NYR – (16/20, 57:35) 
CHI PP: 3/4; PK: 3/4
NYR PP: 1/4; PK: 1/4
Recap: The Blackhawks defeated the New York Rangers 5-2 on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, ending Chicago’s eight-game losing streak … Patrick Kane (1G, 3A) recorded a three-point night and collected his 1,200th career point, the third active player to reach the plateau … Kane also has four points (1G, 3A) over his last two games … Max Domi also notched three points (2G, 1A), giving him four goals and five points over his last two games … Seth Jones and Jake McCabe also tallied two helpers each in the victory … Jonathan Toews skated in his 1,037th career game, surpassing Bobby Hull for sole possession of fifth place in franchise history … The Blackhawks went 3-for-4 on the power play and have scored seven power-play goals in their last four games, tied for the second most in the league since Nov. 25.

TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – NEW YORK ISLANDERS
Chicago fell to the Islanders in their first contest against the club this season … Jonathan Toews scored the Blackhawks’ lone goal in the 3-1 game … The Blackhawks went 1-1-0 against the Islanders last season … Chicago has points in 10 of their last 13 games against New York (9-3-1) … Andreas Athanasiou has five points (3G, 2A) in his last six games against the Islanders, including two multi-point efforts … Patrick Kane has points (8G, 7A) in 10 of his last 13 games vs. the Islanders dating back to Dec. 13, 2014 … Assistant Coach Derek King was selected in the first round (13th overall) of the 1985 National Hockey League Draft by the Islanders … King scored 211 goals and added 288 helpers across 638 regular-season games with the Islanders … Head Coach Luke Richardson served as an assistant coach for the Islanders during the 2017-18 campaign.

2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 1 (1-3 L)| AWAY: Dec. 4
All-Time Record: 53-42-23 | Home: 34-21-6 | Road: 19-21-17 
Last Home Win: Dec. 27, 2019 (5-2) | Last Road Win: Dec. 5, 2021 (3-2 SO) | Last Home Loss: Nov. 1,
2022 (1-3) | Last Road Loss: Jan. 3, 2019 (2-3 OT) 
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. NYI ALL-TIME
GOALS: Patrick Kane, 11; Jonathan Toews, 7; Jack Johnson, 6
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 13; Jonathan Toews, 10; Jack Johnson, 6
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 24; Jonathan Toews, 17; Jack Johnson, 12

TEAM NOTES
TWO FOR THE SHOW: Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane have skated in 993 regular-season games together in their NHL careers and are seven games shy 1,000 career games played together … They will become the 12th pair of teammates in NHL history to have skated in at least 1,000 regular-season games together and the second pair of Blackhawks players to have done so, joining defensemen Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith who skated in 1,069 career games together … In the 993 games Toews and Kane have played together, the Blackhawks own a record of 530-341-123 … The two have also both combined to factor into 297 total goals in their careers, with Toews having scored 115 goals that Kane has assisted on, Kane having scored 101 goals that Toews has assisted on and both earning an assist on 81 goals.

ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRI-KANE: Patrick Kane recorded three points (1G, 2A), including the 1,200th point of his career, on Saturday night … Kane becomes the third active player to reach the mark, following Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin, while he’s just the second Blackhawks player to accomplish the feat (Stan Mikita – 1,467 points) … Kane has now tallied points (1G, 3A) in each of his last two, and five of his last six games (2G, 5A) … The 34-year-old has also logged 10 points (2G, 8A) over his last 10 games … Kane posted three-straight multi-point efforts from Oct. 23-27 (2G, 5A) … The forward logged two assists and three points (1G, 2A) against Edmonton on Oct. 27, moving him past Doug Weight (755) into fifth place on the League’s all-time assist list among U.S.-born players … Kane paces the Blackhawks with 16 helpers and 20 points (4G, 16A) in 23 games this season.

TO THE MAX: Max Domi notched three points (2G, 1A) against the Rangers on Saturday for his second three-point outing of the campaign … Domi comes into Sunday’s contest having scored four goals and posted five points (4G, 1A) in his last two games, while he’s also logged seven points (5G, 2A) over his last five … The forward scored two power play goals on Wednesday night, marking the second time he’s notched two power play goals in a game … Domi registered a four-game point streak from Oct. 21-27 (3G, 3A) … It marked his first streak of at least four games since the 2020-21 campaign when he also logged points in four-straight games (2G, 3A) from April 6 – 12 … Domi currently leads the team with seven goals, while he ranks second in assists (10) and points (19) so far this season … He also shares eighth in the NHL and paces the Blackhawks with six power play goals in 2022-23.

TAYLOR MADE: Taylor Raddysh scored a power play goal against New York on Saturday and now has goals in three of the last four games (3G) … Raddysh also scored goals in back-to-back games from Nov. 25 – 27 (2G) … It’s the fourth time in Raddysh’s career that he’s scored goals in consecutive games and the first since April 12 – 14, 2022 (2G, 1A) … The 24-year-old now ranks third on Chicago with seven goals in 2022-23, while he shares second on the team with four power play goals … He is also tied for fifth on the Blackhawks with 10 points (7G, 3A) in 23 games this season.

O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!: Jonathan Toews logged an assist against the Rangers Saturday night … Saturday’s contest marked Toews’ 1,037th career game, moving him past Bobby Hull and into sole possession of fifth place in franchise history … The captain recorded his 500th career assist on Nov. 23 at Dallas … His 501 career assists are good for eighth in franchise history … Toews currently paces the NHL in faceoff win percentage at 64.6% … He currently ranks second on the Blackhawks with eight goals and is tied for second second with four power-play goals so far in 2022-23 … Toews also ranks third on the team with 14 points (8G, 6A) … Toews logged a seven-game point streak (5G, 2A) from Oct. 23 – Nov. 3 … His seven-game point streak is tied for the third-longest of his career while it’s the fifth time he’s logged points in at least seven games … His last seven-game streak came during the 2018-19 season, logging 10 points (4G, 6A) from Feb. 14 – 27 … Toews scored the overtime goal on Nov. 3 for the 16th of his career, which is tied for sixth in NHL history.

JAKE THE GREAT: Jake McCabe posted two assists on Saturday night for his first multi-point game of the season, while he added a game-high six hits against the Rangers … Saturday’s contest marked McCabe’s first multi-point outing since he logged two helpers on March 12, 2022 at Ottawa … The blueliner has posted assists (3A) in two of his last three games and has four assists over his last five contests … McCabe now ranks second among Blackhawks defensemen with seven assists and eight points (1G, 7A) this season … He also paces the team with 52 blocked shots and ranks fourth on the squad with 45 hits.

RETURN OF THE MAC: MacKenzie Entwistle registered two points (1G, 1A) in Wednesday’s contest, marking his first career multi-point game … Entwistle also posted a +2 rating against Edmonton, matching a career high … The forward has now earned four points (1G, 3A) in 23 games this season.

MR. JONES AND ME: Caleb Jones was held off the scoresheet on Wednesday, snapping his three-game assist streak (1G, 2A) … It matched a season long, as the blueliner also logged points in three-straight games from Oct. 25 – 29 (4A) … Jones now shares third on the Blackhawks with eight assists so far this season, while his nine points (1G, 8A) lead Chicago defensemen and are tied for seventh among all team skaters.

COMEBACK KIDS: The Blackhawks overcame a two-goal deficit on Nov. 12 en route to a 3-2 win at Anaheim … The win marked Chicago’s fourth multi-goal comeback win this season which is good for first in the League … The club recorded each of the previous three this season over a three-game span from Oct. 15 – 23 for the team’s first three wins of 2022-23 … Chicago became the ninth team in NHL history to post three or more consecutive multi-goal comeback wins, and the first since Detroit did so during the 2018-19 season … Additionally, the Blackhawks are the fourth team in NHL history to overcome a multi-goal deficit in each of their first three wins of a season, joining St. Louis (3 GP in 2006-07), Detroit (3 GP in 1990-91) and the New York Islanders (3 GP in 1985-86).

LONG STORY SHORTHANDED: The Blackhawks have scored four shorthanded goals this season, all of which came in a three-game span from Oct. 15 – 23 … Chicago’s four shorthanded tallies in 2022-23 are tied for first in the NHL … The team’s three-game streak of scoring a shorthanded goal tied the longest in franchise history, which has happened six times previously, most recently from Feb. 5 – 11, 2009 … Chicago is the first club to score a shorthanded goal in three-straight games since the Ottawa Senators accomplished the feat during the 2019-20 campaign … Sam Lafferty scored two shorthanded goals against the Sharks on Oct. 15 … He is just the seventh Blackhawks player since 1933-34 (when goals by type officially began being tracked) to score two shorthanded goals in a single period, joining Rene Bourque (Feb. 28, 2008), Patrick Sharp (Nov. 3, 2007), Steve Sullivan (Jan. 26, 2001), Rick Paterson (Jan. 16, 1985), Chico Maki (Dec. 9, 1970) and Pep Kelly (Dec. 26, 1940).

BLACKHAWKS FRANCHISE LEADERS
GAMES GOALS ASSISTS POINTS

1. Stan Mikita 1,396 1. Bobby Hull 604 1. Stan Mikita 926 1. Stan Mikita 1,467
2. Duncan Keith 1,192 2. Stan Mikita 541 2. Patrick Kane 766 2. Patrick Kane 1,200
3. Patrick Kane, 1,130 3. Patrick Kane 434 3. Denis Savard 719 3. Bobby Hull 1,153
4. Brent Seabrook, 1,114 4. Steve Larmer 406 4. Doug Wilson 554 4. Denis Savard 1,096
5. Jonathan Toews 1,037 5. Denis Savard 377 5. Bobby Hull 549 5. Steve Larmer 923
6. Bobby Hull 1,036 6. Jonathan Toews 365 6. Duncan Keith 520 6. Jonathan Toews 866
7. Eric Nesterenko 1,013 7. Dennis Hull 298 7. Steve Larmer 517 7. Doug Wilson 779
8. Bob Murray 1,008 8. Tony Amonte 268 8. Jonathan Toews 501 8. Dennis Hull 640

BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 5-6-1
Two-Days Rest: 0-2-0
Three+ Days Rest: 1-0-1
First Game of a B2B: 1-2-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-2-1

BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 0-1-0
Tuesday: 1-1-0
Wednesday: 0-4-0
Thursday: 1-2-1
Friday: 1-0-1
Saturday: 3-2-1
Sunday: 1-2-1

NEW YORK ISLANDERS NOTES:

LAST GAME
DATE NYI RESULT SCORE NYI SCORERS IN GOAL
Fri., Dec. 2, 2022 Loss NSH 4 at NYI 1 Barzal Sorokin (19/21)
The New York Islanders registered 49 shots on goal, and Mathew Barzal and Brock Nelson each found the scoresheet, but the Islanders fell to the Nashville Predators, 4-1, Friday night at UBS Arena. Ilya Sorokin made 19 saves on 21 shots in the Islanders’ second and final matchup against Nashville this season.

SEASON SERIES
DATE LOCATION TV RESULT
Nov. 1, 2022 United Center (Chicago, IL) MSG W (4-1)
Dec. 4, 2022 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) MSG
Dec. 1 Kyle Palmieri is being placed on IR (retroactive to 11/21/22), Cal Clutterbuck is day-to-day with an upper body injury, Cole Bardreau and Hudson Fasching have been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Nov. 29 Josh Bailey is day to day with an upper body injury.
Nov. 28 Robin Salo has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport).
Nov. 27 Robin Salo has been loaned to Bridgeport.
Nov. 23 Simon Holmstrom has been recalled from loan (Bridgeport). Kyle Palmieri is day to day with an upper body injury.

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Tonight, the New York Islanders host the Chicago Blackhawks in the second and final matchup between the two clubs this season. These teams last met on November 1 in Chicago, when Anders Lee, Brock Nelson and Zach Parise each scored to help the Islanders earn a 4-1 win. It has been almost exactly one year since the Islanders last hosted the Blackhawks on December 5, 2021. The Islanders have collected points in five of their last six meetings against Chicago, and they enter tonight’s game with a 5-1-0 record in their last six home games.

INJURIES GAMES MISSED

12 Josh Bailey Nov. 29 at PHI

15 Cal Clutterbuck Oct. 13 vs. FLA , Nov. 8 at NYR, Dec. 2 vs. NSH

21 Kyle Palmieri Nov. 23 vs. EDM –

25 Sebastian Aho Oct. 13 vs. FLA – Oct. 20 vs. NJD

26 Oliver Wahlstrom Oct. 13 vs. FLA

Man Games Lost: 14

RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Friday, Dec. 2 vs. Nashville L (4-1)
Tuesday, Nov. 29 at Philadelphia L (3-1)
Saturday, Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia W (5-2)
Friday, Nov. 25 at Columbus W (3-2)

RECENT RESULTS
vs. THE BLACKHAWKS:
2022-23 1-0-0
Last 5 meetings 2-1-2
Franchise History 45-47-20-6
NYI Home 23-16-15-3
NYI Away 22-31-5-3
Dec. 6 vs. St. Louis UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Dec. 9 at New Jersey Prudential Center (Newark, NJ) 7:00pm
Dec. 10 vs. Carolina UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) 7:30pm
Dec. 13 at Boston TD Garden (Boston, MA) 7:00pm
Dec. 16 at Arizona Mullett Arena (Tempe, AZ) 9:30pm

UPCOMING GAMES
Nov. 1, 2022 United Center (Chicago, IL) Win (3-1)
Dec. 5, 2021 UBS Arena (Belmont Park, NY) SO Loss (3-2)
Oct. 19, 2021 United Center (Chicago, IL) Win (4-1)
Dec. 27, 2019 United Center (Chicago, IL) Loss (5-2)
Jan. 22, 2019 United Center (Chicago, IL) SO Loss (3-2)

LAST FIVE MEETINGS VS. CHICAGO
ACTIVE NYI LEADERS
Points, 2022-23 Brock Nelson (1g, 1a)
Points, Career Z. Parise (17), K. Palmieri (16)
Goals, Career Z. Parise (8), K. Palmieri (6)
Assists, Career K. Palmieri (10), Z. Parise (9)

STORYLINES
HOSTING THE BLACKHAWKS
Tonight, the Islanders host the Chicago Blackhawks in the second and final matchup between the two clubs this season. The Islanders have collected points in five of their last six matchups against Chicago, including a 3-1 victory on November 1 of this season at United Center.
November 1, Zach Parise, Brock Nelson and Anders Lee each scored for the Islanders. Parise’s goal was his 17th career point against Chicago, leading active Islanders against the Western Conference Blackhawks. The Islanders last hosted the Blackhawks almost exactly one year ago on December 5, 2021, when the Islanders collected a point in a a shootout loss. Noah Dobson and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scored, while Mathew Barzal recorded two assists. Including tonight, the Islanders will play four games in the next seven days. Three will take place at UBS Arena. The Islanders’ home record is 8-4-0 through 12 games this season. Five other teams have won at least eight games on home ice this season: Boston, Toronto, New Jersey, Tampa Bay and Winnipeg. At home, the Islanders have collected 16 points and have outscored opponents 39-29.

POWER PLAY
The Islanders have scored a power play goal in eight of their last nine games, including their last five straight. It is the Islanders’ longest power play goal streak since December 2017, when they talled PPGs in six straight games. Mathew Barzal scored the lone Islander goal on Friday night on the power play. Barzal leads the Islanders with 13 power play points this season tied with Artemi Panarin and Mika Zibanejad for the most by any Metropolitan Division skater. Noah Dobson, Brock Nelson and Anders Lee are each tied for second-most on the team with eight. Islanders forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau leads the team with four power play goals. This season, the Islanders power play on the road has been most productive, converting on 28.6% of power play opportunities, although they have recorded a power play goal in their last three straight home games (NSH, PHI, EDM).

SOGs
Friday night vs. Nashville, the Islanders registered 49 shots on goal in their 4-1 loss to the Predators. It is the most they have recorded in a single game since March 11, 2020, in Vancouver, a game that went to the shootout. In regulation, the Islanders have not recorded that many shots on goal since October 25, 2008. Nine of the Islanders’ season-high 49 shots on goal were taken by Mathew Barzal, who matched a career-high. Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson leads the team in shots on goal and is sixth amongst NHL defensemen, with 77. Brock Nelson is second on the Islanders with 75.

GWGs
In the Islanders’ last win on Saturday night vs. the Flyers, Islanders forward Brock Nelson tallied his second consecutive game-winning goal and his fourth GWG of the season. He has scored the game-winner in each of the Islanders’ last two victories (Nov. 25 at CBJ, Nov. 26 vs. PHI) and is one of just five NHLers to tally four game-winners so far this season. His four GWGS are tied with Alex Tuch, Taylor Hall and Jason Robertson for second-most in the league, behind Leon Draisaitl’s six game-winning tallies. Nelson leads the Islanders with 11 goals so far this season and has scored points in his last four straight games. Since his first goal of the season on October 28 (at CAR), the Islanders are 9-0-0 when Nelson scores a goal.

NOVEMBER
The Islanders finished the month of November with a 10-4-0 record. It is the fourth time in franchise history they have recorded ten wins in November, and the first time since the 2014-15 season.

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Islanders forward Anthony Beauvillier enters tonight’s matchup needing one point to reach his career 200th, and two goals to reach his career 100th. On December 1, the Islanders announced that forward Hudson Fasching was recalled from loan (AHL Bridgeport). Fasching, 27, has recorded three points (one goal, two assists) in 38 career NHL games. He served as captain of the Tucson Roadrunners (AHL) during the 2021-22 season, before signing with the Islanders as a free agent on August 23, 2022. This season with Bridgeport (AHL), the Milwaukee, WI native has tallied 10 points (seven goals, three assists) in eighteen games. Fasching can make his Islanders debut tonight. Islanders forward Simon Holmstrom was recalled from loan from Bridgeport (AHL) on November 23. Holmstrom made his NHL debut that night, the first Islanders rookie to make their NHL debut this season. Holmstrom recorded his first NHL point on November 25 in Columbus, an assist on Oliver Wahlstrom’s sixth goal of the season.

BIG THIRD PERIODS
On Saturday night, the Islanders scored three unanswered goals in the third period to collect their 15th win of the season. 14 of the Islanders’ 15 victories in the 2022-23 campaign have included a third period goal. It was the fourth time this season that the Islanders scored at least three goals in the final frame, and the Islanders have outscored opponents 36-22 in the third period through 25 games this season.

BLUELINERS
Islanders defenseman Noah Dobson leads blueliners in points, with 16 (seven goals, nine assists) and goals through 25 games. Dobson’s seven goals are fourth in the league amongst defensemen (E. Karlsson 11, R. Dahlin and J. Carlson 8). Islanders defenseman Adam Pelech leads the team in time on ice with 21:04 per game, and plus/minus with a plus-11 rating through 25 games. Pelech leads active Islander defensemen in games played, and has skated each of his 406 contests in an Islanders uniform. The Islanders are 6-1-0 when Pelech finds the scoresheet this season.

GOALTENDING
Entering tonight’s game, the Islanders have a team goals-against average of 2.64 through 25 games. It is the second-lowest in the Metropolitan Division (New Jersey). Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin has a save percentage of .932 through 18 games this season, second-most amongst goalies with at least ten appearances so far this season. On November 28, the NHL announced that Ilya Sorokin was selected as the the Third Star of the Week ending in November 27. In his last five starts (since November 21), Sorokin has made 152 saves on 160 shots, and has posted a .950 save percentage. Sorokin’s next win will be the 50th of his career. Islanders goalie Semyon Varlamov has a 14-6-4 career record against the Chicago Blackhawks, including a .934 SV%. He has earned more career victories against just two other teams: Dallas (17), and Winnipeg (16).