SAN JOSE SHARKS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Game 38 – 12/31 – SJS 2 at DAL 5…San Jose outshot Dallas 30-23 at 5-on-5 but were sunk by three special teams (two power play,
one shorthanded) goals against. Erik Karlsson (0g, 1a) notched a point for the 12th straight game to match Rob Gaudreau (1992-93)
and Jonathan Cheechoo (2005-06) for the longest point streak in franchise history. Marc-Edouard Vlasic (0g, 1a) recorded the 100th
point by a Sharks defenseman this season, making San Jose the first NHL team to cross that threshold.
SJ Goals: Barabanov (5), Lindblom (3)
SF: 31
SA: 31
SJ PP: 0/4
SJ PK: 1/3
W: Oettinger
L: Reimer
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
12/22 Assigned F C.J. Suess to the San Jose Barracuda
12/20 Activated D Mario Ferraro off IR
12/20 Recalled F C.J. Suess from the San Jose Barracuda
12/18 Assigned D Nick Cicek and F C.J. Suess to the San Jose Barracuda
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT
San Jose looks to begin the new year on a strong note and end a three-game winless streak with a road game on Jan. 1 at Chicago. The Sharks are playing on the second half of their seventh back-to-back of the season, having lost last night, 2-5, in Dallas. The Sharks and Blackhawks are meeting for the second time this season, with Chicago taking a 5-2 decision at SAP Center at San Jose on Oct. 15. The Sharks jumped out to a 2-0 first period lead in the contest but allowed back-to-back shorthanded goals to Sam Lafferty in the second period. Blackhawks forwards Patrick Kane (2g, 2a) and Max Domi (1g, 3a) have four points each in their last five games.
STORYLINES
DEFENSE TO OFFENSE…With an assist provided by Marc-Edouard Vlasic on Oskar Lindblom’s second period goal at DAL on Dec. 31, San Jose became the first NHL team to have their defensemen reach 100 points on the season. The Sharks lead the League in assists (83) and points (100) from defensemen this season. Last campaign, the Sharks finished 23rd and 25th in the League with 151 points and 117 assists, respectively, from defensemen. Below is a breakdown of San Jose’s defensive scoring this season.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP), Troy Murray (analyst) and Colby Cohen (analyst)
RADIO: WGN-AM 720 – John Wiedeman (PxP) and Caley Chelios (analyst)
SPANISH RADIO: Univision Sports Radio 1200 AM – Miguel Esparza (PxP) and Jorge Moreno (analyst)
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
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))
Thursday, Jan. 12 vs. COL, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Saturday, Jan. 14 vs. SEA, 7:00 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 (1) at Columbus (4) – Sat., Dec. 31 – Nationwide Arena
CHI Goals: Athanasiou (8)
CBJ Goals: Bemstrom (4; PP), Nyquist (7; SH), Marchenko (5), Nyquist (8; EN)
Goalies: CHI – Stalock (34/37, 58:09) CBJ – Korpisalo (27/28, 60:00)
CHI PP: 0/5; PK: 2/3
CBJ PP: 1/3; PK: 5/5
Recap: The Blackhawks fell to the Blue Jackets 4-1 on Saturday in Columbus … Andreas Athanasiou scored the Blackhawks’ lone goal … Isaak Phillips registered his first career NHL point with an assist on Athanasiou’s goal … Sam Lafferty notched the secondary assist … Patrick Kane And Connor Murphy each posted a team-high four shots on goal.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – SAN JOSE SHARKS
The Blackhawks and Sharks face off in the second of three matchups scheduled in 2022-23 on Sunday night and the only game at the United Center … Chicago defeated the Sharks 5-2 in the first match up against the two teams on Oct. 15 … Sam Lafferty scored two shorthanded goals and added an assist … Jason Dickinson also registered a three-point night (1G, 2A) in his first game as a Blackhawk … Seth Jones has assists (4A) in his last three games against San Jose … Petr Mrazek has earned wins in each of his last four games against San Jose, posting a 1.89 GAA and a .927 SV% over that span.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Jan. 1 AWAY: Oct. 15 (5-2), Feb. 25
All-Time Record: 46-47-14 Home: 28-20-6 Road: 18-27-8
Last Home Win: April 14, 2022 (5-4, SO) Last Road Win: Oct. 15, 2022 (5-2) Last Home Loss: Nov. 28,
2021 (0-2) Last Road Loss: April 23, 2022 (1-4)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. SJS ALL-TIME
GOALS: Jonathan Toews, 15; Patrick Kane, 11; Andreas Athanasiou, 7
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 26; Jonathan Toews, 20; Jack Johnson, 10
POINTS: Patrick Kane, 37; Jonathan Toews, 35; Jack Johnson, 12
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 6-9-1
Two-Days Rest: 0-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 1-2-1
First Game of a B2B: 1-4-1
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: 1-4-1
Friday: 2-2-1
Saturday: 3-3-1
Sunday: 1-4-1
