MINNESOTA WILD NOTES:
SERIES NOTES
All-Time Wild Record: 50-29-5 (28-12-3 at Xcel Energy Center, 22-17-2 at Chicago)
2022-23: Minnesota is 3-0-0 in three games against Chicago this season… The Wild earned a 4-3 shootout victory in the series-opening game at United Center (10/30), a 4-1 win in the second game at Xcel Energy Center (12/16) and a 3-1 victory in the third contest (3/25) in St. Paul…RW Mats Zuccarello leads Minnesota with four points (3-1=4), thanks in part to a hat trick in the second game…LW Matt Boldy (2-1=3), LW Kirill Kaprizov (1-2=3) and C Sam Steel (0-3=3) have each posted three points…G Marc-Andre Fleury is 2-0-0 with a 1.92 GAA and a .929 SV% in two starts for Minnesota…G Filip Gustavsson stopped 22 of 23 shots faced in the third contest…RW Patrick Kane (0-2=2), D Jarred Tinordi (0-2=2) and C Jonathan Toews (2-0=2) lead Chicago with two points each…G Alex Stalock started the first and third meetings, recording a 2.40 GAA and a .915 SV%…G Petr Mrazek saved 18-of-21 shots faced in the second meeting.
WILD LEADERS: D John Klingberg leads Minnesota with 27 points (4-23=27) in 38 games against Chicago…LW Gustav Nyquist has 20 points (8-12=20)
in 23 games…D Alex Goligoski has 20 points (2-18=20) in 41 games… Zuccarello has 19 points (7-12=19) in 21 matches.
WILD GOALIES: Fleury is 13-6-5 with a 2.52 GAA, a .916 SV% and one shutout in 24 starts vs. the Blackhawks…Gustavsson is 1-0-0 with a 1.00 GAA and a .957 SV% in his lone start.
BLACKHAWKS LEADERS: Toews leads Chicago with 52 points (18-34=52) in 52 games against Minnesota…D Seth Jones owns 10 points (3-7=10) in 25 matches…C Andreas Athanasiou has seven points (5-2=7) in 16 games.
BLACKHAWKS GOALIES: Mrazek is 4-3-0 with a 2.28 GAA and a .918 SV% in seven career starts against the Wild…Stalock is 2-1-1 with a 2.18 GAA and a .917 SV% in four starts.
FAST FACTS: Minnesota’s 50 all-time wins against Chicago are its third-most against an opponent…The Wild has won eight consecutive meetings with the Blackhawks dating back to 2/4/20…Minnesota is 11-2-2 in the last 15 games played at Xcel Energy Center…In 2015-16, the Wild became
the first team to win every game in a season series of at least five contests against Chicago since the Boston Bruins went 8-0-0 in 1938-39.
INJURIES
Joel Eriksson Ek: lower body
Mason Shaw: torn ACL, out for season
Oskar Sundqvist: lower body
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
4/9/23 Signed D Brock Faber to a three-year, entry-level contract
4/9/23 Recalled F Nic Petan and F Marco Rossi from Iowa
POSTSEASON PREVIEW
• The Minnesota Wild has clinched a postseason berth for the fourth straight season and 13th time in franchise history, including 10 of the last 11 seasons.
• Per NHL Stats, the Wild (2000-01) can become the first expansion franchise from the NHL, NBA, NFL or MLB to play its inaugural season in the 2000s or later and win a title. Only two clubs that have entered the NHL since the start of the 1990s have won a Stanley Cup: Tampa Bay (3) and Anaheim (1).
• Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury is set to play in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the 17th consecutive season, which would extend his NHL record among goaltenders. Fleury would also tie Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy for the most total playoff years among goaltenders.
• LW Kirill Kaprizov has 11 points (9-2=11) in 13 career playoff games, including a franchise-record seven (7-0=7) against St. Louis in the 2022 First Round. Per NHL Stats, Kaprizov can become the 10th player since 1943-44 to score 10 playoff goals in 14 career playoff games or fewer, and join Vladimir Tarasenko as the only players to do so in the past 32 years.
• D Jared Spurgeon (8-19—27 in 61 GP) is the franchise’s all-time leader for playoff goals, assists and points among defensemen, while D Jonas Brodin (2-14—16 in 61 GP) and D Matt Dumba (5-8—13 in 43 GP) also rank among the top five on each of those lists (outright or tied). Spurgeon needs three postseason assists to pass Zach Parise (16-21=37) for most in franchise history.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: ESPN – Mike Monaco (PxP), AJ Mleczko (analyst) and Dom Moore (reporter)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
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))
End of Season
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
April 1 – Activated Jonathan Toews from IR
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (3) at Seattle (7) – Sat., April 10 – Climate Pledge Arena
CHI Goals: S. Jones (11), S. Jones (12; PP), Reichel (7)
SEA Goals: Tolvanen (18), Eberle (20), Gourde (13; PP), Larsson (8), Sprong (21), McCann (39), Geekie (9)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (24/31, 60:00) SEA – Jones (15/18, 39:42), Grubauer (11/11, 20:00)
CHI PP: 1/3; PK: 2/3
SEA PP: 1/3; PK: 2/3
Recap: Chicago fell to the Kraken 7-3 on Saturday in Seattle … Seth Jones recorded his third multi-goal game of the season (2G) … Lukas Reichel scored his seventh goal of the season and added an assist, his third multi-point effort of the season and second in three games (1G, 3A) … Andreas Athanasiou notched two assists … Alex Vlasic recorded his first point of the season with a helper on Reichel’s goal … Jason Dickinson and Anders Bjork also picked up assists.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – MINNESOTA WILD
The Blackhawks square off against Minnesota on Monday in the final matchup between the two Central Division rivals this season … Chicago is 0-2-1 against the Wild so far in 2022-23 … The Blackhawks dropped a 3-1 decision to the Wild on March 25 in Minnesota … Lukas Reichel scored the lone goal for the Blackhawks on March 25 … Seth Jones enters Monday’s tilt having registered eight points (2G, 6A) over his last 12 games against Minnesota … Andreas Athanasiou scored a goal in the first game against the Wild this season and now has five points (3G, 2A) in his last 10 games against them … Jarred Tinordi earned two assists in the Oct. 30 contest, marking his first career points in five career games against the Wild … Alex Stalock played with the Wild for four seasons from 2016-20, appearing in 89 games and posting a 37-30-11 record with a 2.77 goals-against average and .908 save percentage … Stalock has appeared in four games against his former club, earning a 2-1-1 record with a 2.18 GAA and a .917 SV%.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Oct. 30 (3-4 SO), April 10 | AWAY: Dec. 16 (1-4), March 25 (1-3)
All-Time Record: 33-37-14 | Home: 18-18-5 | Road: 15-19-9
Last Home Win: Dec. 15, 2019 (5-3 W) | Last Road Win: Feb. 2, 2019 (4-3 OT) | Last Home Loss: Oct. 30, 2022 (3-4 SO) | Last Road Loss: March 25, 2023 (1-3)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. MIN ALL-TIME
GOALS: Jonathan Toews, 18; Andreas Athanasiou, 5; Seth Jones, 3
ASSISTS: Jonathan Toews, 34; Seth Jones, 7; Tyler Johnson/Connor Murphy, 4
POINTS: Jonathan Toews, 52; Seth Jones, 10; Andreas Athanasiou, 7
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 13-25-1
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: 5-8-1
Friday: 5-2-2
Saturday: 5-12-1
Sunday: 3-7-1
