CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Caley Chelios (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Saturday, Dec. 31 at CBJ, 12:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Sunday, Jan. 1 vs. SJS, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, Jan. 3 vs. TBL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Friday, Jan. 6 vs. ARI, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH+, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Sunday, Jan. 8 vs. CGY, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Dec. 19 – Activated Alex Stalock off IR and assigned Arvid Soderblom to Rockford … Placed Jarred Tinordi on IR and recalled Isaak Phillips from Rockford … Dec. 13 – Activated Tyler Johnson off IR and assigned Filip Roos to Rockford … Dec. 12 – Activated Petr Mrazek off injured reserve and assigned Jaxson Stauber to Rockford … Dec. 7 – Assigned Lukas Reichel to Rockford … Dec. 6 – Recalled Lukas Reichel and placed Petr Mrazek on IR … Dec. 1 – Recalled Ian Mitchell from Rockford and placed Jarred Tinordi on IR.
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (0) at Carolina (3) – Tue., Dec. 27 – PNC Arena
CHI Goals:
CAR Goals: Necas (15), Fast (5), Martinook (9)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (46/49, 60:00) CAR – Raanta (24/24, 60:00)
CHI PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3
CAR PP: 0/3; PK: 3/3
Recap: The Blackhawks were shutout by the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday 3-0 … Connor Murphy posted a game-high four blocked shots … Sam Laffery posted a season-high five hits, also pacing all players … Petr Mrazek made a career-best 46 saves on 49 shots.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – ST. LOUIS BLUES
The Blackhawks play in their second of four matchups against the Blues tonight in St. Louis … Chicago fell 5-2 in the first meeting between the two teams on Nov. 16 … Andreas Athanasiou scored both Blackhawks goals in that game … Patrick Kane notched an assist last game and has 15 points (7G, 8A) in his last 14 contests against the Blues … Max Domi also registered an assist in the Blackhawks’ last contest against the Blues and has 10 points (2G, 8A) in his last 10 games against them. 2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Nov. 16 (2-5), March 30 | AWAY: Dec. 29, Jan. 21 All-Time Record: 153-125-46 | Home: 93-47-24 | Road: 60-78-22
Last Home Win: Nov. 26, 2021 (3-2 OT) | Last Road Win: Oct. 6, 2018 (4-3) | Last Home Loss: Nov. 26,
2022 (2-5) | Last Road Loss: Feb. 12, 2022 (1-5)
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 6-8-1
Two-Days Rest: 0-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 1-2-1
First Game of a B2B: 1-3-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-4-1
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 0-1-0
Tuesday: 1-4-0
Wednesday: 0-5-0
Thursday: 1-3-1
Friday: 2-2-1
Saturday: 3-2-1
Sunday: 1-4-1
ST. LOUIS BLUES NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES
Scott Perunovich – Shoulder (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Oct. 4)
Marco Scandella – Right Hip (Re-evaluated in 6 months, announced on Sep. 20)
Torey Krug – Lower-Body (Re-evaluated in 6 weeks, announced on Dec. 27)
2022-23 Total Man Games Lost: 126
Recent Transactions
December
27 – Recalled defenseman Tyler Tucker from the Springfield Thunderbirds (AHL)
27 – Placed Torey Krug on injured reserve (LTIR)
19 – Activated forward Logan Brown from injured reserve
BLUES VS. BLACKHAWKS
- The Blues and Blackhawks will meet for the 2nd of 4 matchups this season (Also: Jan. 21 in STL / Mar. 30 in Chicago)
- The Blues won the first matchup of the season, 5-2 back on Nov. 16 in Chicago
- The Blues went 3-0-1 against Chicago last season (2-0-0 at home; 1-0-1 away)
- The Blues have won 3 straight games against Chicago, outscoring the Blackhawks 14-3 in those 3 games
- The Blues have earned points in 10 straight games against Chicago (8-0-2), which is their longest point streak against Chicago in franchise history (Previous: 7-0-1 run from Dec. 17, 1988 to Oct. 14, 1989) (with the 1 being a tie)
- In their 10-game point streak against Chicago, the Blues have outscored the Blackhawks 36-17 and are 8 for 26 (30.8%) on the power play
- The Blues have also won 5 straight home games against Chicago and have earned points in 6 straight games against the Blackhawks at enterprise Center (5-0-1)
- The last game the Blues lost in regulation to Chicago at home was on Apr. 4, 2018
- The Blues are 4-1-3 in their last 8 games overall since Dec. 11 vs. Colorado
- The Blues’ 4 wins since Dec. 11 share 9th in the NHL (1. Carolina, 8), while their 11 points share 7th in the NHL (1. Boston/Carolina, 16 points)
- Pavel Buchnevich is expected to dress in his 100th game as a Blue
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
12/31 – vs. Minnesota
1/3 – at Toronto
1/5 – at New Jersey
1/7 – at Montreal
1/8 – at Minnesota
A LOOK AHEAD
- The Blues will finish out the 2022 calendar hosting 2 central division opponents (Chicago tonight; Minnesota on Saturday)
- The Blues will open 2023 on a 4-game road trip, 3 of which will come against the Eastern Conference
- 4 of the Blues’ next 6 games will come against teams who currently hold a playoff spot
- After their 4-game road trip ends against Minnesota on Jan. 8, the Blues will be at the exact halfway point of the 2022-23 season
BLUES HAVE SUCCESSFUL ROAD TRIP BEFORE HOLIDAY BREAK
- The Blues went 3-1-1, completing a season-long 10-day, 5-game road trip on Dec. 23 in Vegas before the holiday break
- The Blues earned 7 of a possible 10 points on their 5-game trip
- The Blues went 5 for 15 (33.3%) on the power play over their 5-game road trip, which shared the 6th best power play in the NHL from Dec. 15-23, when their road trip started (1. Vegas, 6 for 13, 46.2%)
- The Blues scored 20 goals on their road trip (including shootout deciding goals), marking just the 5th time in franchise history the Blues have scored 20 or more goals on a road trip of exactly 5 games (first time since the 1995-96 season)
SPECIAL TEAMS STARTING TO HEAT UP
- The Blues have scored a power play goal in 5 straight games, going 6 for 15 (40.0%) on the power play over those 5 games (2nd time this season with a power play goal in 5 straight games; also: Nov. 17-25)
- Since Dec. 16, the Blues 40.0% power play ranks 2nd in the NHL (Pittsburgh, 42.9%), while their 6 power play goals share 2nd in the NHL (1. Dallas, 7)
- From the beginning of the season through Dec. 15, the Blues had a power play percentage 20.5%, which ranked 23rd in the NHL
- From Dec. 16 to now, the Blues have improved their season power play percentage to 23.5%, which ranks 12th in the NHL (1. Edmonton, 32.3%)
- The Blues have also not allowed a power play goal in 6 of their last 8 games (23 for 26, 88.5%), which is the 6th best penalty kill in the NHL in that span (since. Dec. 11) (1. Tampa Bay, 15 for 16, 93.8%)
DEFENSEMEN CONTRIBUTING OFFENSE FOR BLUES
- The Blues defensemen have combined for 16 goals this season, which shares 13th in the NHL (1. NYI, 25)
- The Blues are 8-2-2 this season when a defenseman scores
- The Blues’ defense has contributed 6 power play goals this season, which shares 1st in the NHL (Ottawa)
- They have also contributed 5 game-winning goals, which shares 3rd in the NHL (1. Carolina/Winnipeg, 6)
- Justin Faulk leads Blues d-men with 6 goals, which also shares 12th in the NHL among all defensemen (1. Karlsson, 13)
- Torey Krug’s 4 power play goals rank 3rd on the Blues (1. Kyrou, 6 / 2. Buchnevich, 5) and share 2nd in the NHL among all defensemen (1. Chabot, 5)
-Justin Faulk’s 2 game-winning goals share the 8th most among all defensemen in the NHL (1. R. Andersson/Morrissey, 4)
- Colton Parayko has 49 career goals and with his next goal, he will become the 7th defenseman in franchise history to score 50 goals with the Blues
