CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Nov. 28 – Acquired Anthony Beauvillier from VAN in exchange for a 2024 conditional fifth-round pick …
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – WINNIPEG JETS
The Blackhawks take on the Winnipeg Jets for the first time this season on Saturday in Winnipeg … Tyler Johnson scored the lone goal for Chicago in their last meeting on Feb. 11, 2023 with Jason Dickinson earning an assist … Johnson has points in his last two games against the Jets (1G, 1A) … Nick Foligno registered two points (1G, 1A) in his last game against Winnipeg with Boston on Dec. 22, 2022 and has 13 points (5G, 8A) over his last 14 games against them … Anthony Beauvillier is expected to make his Blackhawks debut against the Jets … He has six points (2G, 4A) over his last seven games against Winnipeg, including two multi-point efforts … Taylor Raddysh has points in four of six career games against Winnipeg (3G, 2A) … Phil Kurashev has four points over his last five games against the Jets and three assists over his last three against them.
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. WPG
ALL-TIME GOALS: Nick Foligno, 10; Seth Jones, 5; Taylor Raddysh, 3
ASSISTS: Nick Foligno, 14; Seth Jones, 12; Connor Murphy, 8
POINTS: Nick Foligno, 24; Seth Jones, 17; Tyler Johnson, 10
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 3-3-0
Two-Days Rest: 1-6-0
Three+ Days Rest: 1-1-0
First Game of a B2B: 2-1-0
Second Game of a B2B: 0-3-0
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Saturday: 1-3-0
WINNIPEG JETS NOTES:
Scene Setter
The Winnipeg Jets play the third game of their four-game homestand on Saturday afternoon when they host the Chicago Blackhawks at Canada Life Centre. The Jets have dropped the first two games of the homestand, losing 2-0 to the Dallas Stars on Tuesday and 3-1 to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. The Jets end the homestand on Monday against the Carolina Hurricanes before embarking on four-game road trip through Colorado and California.
Three in a Row
After winning season-high five games in a row, the Jets have dropped a season-high three games in a row… The Jets are still 8-4-0 in their past 12 games to sit third in the NHL’s Central Division… Since Oct. 21, the Jets have an .667 points percentage, which is tied for eighth in NHL.
Central Rivals
The Jets are 5-3-0 against the Central Division this season after going 18-8-0 against their Central Division counterparts last season… Winnipeg has won 18 of its past 27 games against Central Division teams dating back to last season… Winnipeg has a winning record against the Central in each of the past six seasons in which the Jets have been in the Central Division… Mark Scheifele (2G, 11A) leads the Jets in scoring against the Central Division with 13 points in eight games this season.
Matinee
Saturday marks the fourth of 11 afternoon games the Jets have on their schedule this season… Winnipeg is 2-1-0 in afternoon games this season… The Jets went 4-2-0 in afternoon games last season… The 11 matinees on Winnipeg’s schedule this season is tied for the second-most in franchise history, one behind the 12 afternoon games the team played in 2019-20… Eight of the 11 matinees are on Saturday afternoons… Mark Scheifele leads current Jets players in career scoring in afternoon games with 59 points (21G, 38A) in 83 games, while Kyle Connor also has 21 goals and is second with 41 points in 51 games… Nino Niederreiter has a team-leading 22 career goals in afternoon contests.
Back at Home
Winnipeg is 6-5-1 at home to start the season… The Jets have lost consecutive games at home for just the second time this season after winning three consecutive home contests… Mark Scheifele leads the Jets in scoring at home through 12 games this season with 16 points (3G, 13A), while Kyle Connor has a team-best nine goals at Canada Life Centre this season and 15 points… Scheifele’s 13 assists at home this season is tied for second in the NHL… Cole Perfetti is averaging nearly a point per game with 11 points (6G, 5A) in 12 games… He has a point in nine of the 12 games… The Jets went 26-13-2 at Canada Life Centre last season, which was tied for fifth in the NHL… The Jets won 26 games at Canada Life Centre in a season for just the second time (2018-19)… Winnipeg is 261-166-39 all-time at Canada Life Centre and have posted a .500 record or better at home in seven consecutive seasons… Dating back to last season, the Jets are 11-6-1 in their past 18 home games.
November Recap
The Jets went 8-5-0 in November after going 9-3-0 in November last season… Since 2017, Winnipeg is 49-24-6 in games played in November… The franchise record for most wins in November is 10, which occurred in 2019… Kyle Connor led the Jets in scoring in November with 17 points (9G, 8A) in 13 games, which was tied for 11th in the NHL.
Scoring Leaders
Kyle Connor (14G, 10A) and Mark Scheifele (7G, 17A) lead the Jets in scoring this season with 24 points in 22 games… The duo is on pace for 89 points this season… Connor’s 14 goals are tied for fourth in the NHL, while Scheifele is tied for 17 th with 17 assists.
Tender
After allowing 13 goals in his first three starts of the season, goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 9-4-1 with a 2.20 goals-against average and .924 save percentage in his past four starts… He’s allowed two goals or less in nine of his past 14 starts… He has a .941 save percentage is his past six starts.
Young Gun
Cole Perfetti has a point in 12 of his past 14 games (7G, 7A) and hasn’t gone consecutive games without a point this season… He had Winnipeg’s lone goal on Thursday to match the career high eight goals he had last season… He’s 12 points away from reaching the 30 points he had last season in 51 games… He’s on pace for 67 points this season, which would be fifth in franchise history among players 22 years old or younger.
First Challenge
Head coach Rick Bowness made his first coach’s challenge of the season on Tuesday against Dallas… It was unsuccessful for goaltender interference… Bowness went four-for-six in coach’s challenges last season.
OT
The Jets are 2-2 in overtime and shootouts this season, including 2-1 in games decided in overtime… The Jets went 10-3 in overtime (9-2) and shootouts (1-1) last season, which led the NHL with an .769 winning percentage… Six of Winnipeg’s nine OT winners came in the first two minutes of the extra session… Mark Scheifele holds the franchise record with 13 OT winning goals… During the past four seasons, Winnipeg is 22-10 in games decided in overtime.
Jets vs. CHI Notes
Season Series
The Jets and Blackhawks square off four times this season… Winnipeg also hosts Chicago on Jan. 11, while the Jets travel to Chicago on Dec. 27 and Feb. 23.
Recent History
Dating back to 2015, the Jets are 15-4-0 in their past 19 games against the Blackhawks, including winning eight of the past nine meetings… Winnipeg is 18-for-20 (90.0%) on the penalty kill in the past 10 games against Chicago.
In Winnipeg
The Jets are 9-2-0 in their past 11 games against the Blackhawks at Canada Life Centre… Seven of the wins have been by three goals or more.
Player Notes
Nino Niederreiter has a team-leading 29 points (15G, 14A) in 38 career games against the Blackhawks… Defenceman Nate Schmidt has 14 points (2G, 12A) in 17 games against Chicago… It’s his largest point total against any NHL opponent during his career… Kyle Connor is averaging more than a point per game against the Blackhawks with 22 points (10G, 12A) in 21 games and is on a five-game point streak against Chicago (2G, 8A)… Goaltender Connor Hellebuyck is 15-7-0 in 22 starts against the Blackhawks with a 2.33 goals-against average and .923 save percentage.
