SEATTLE KRAKEN NOTES:
LAST GAME
Seattle 3 at Boston 0
Goals: Tanev, Tolvanen, Schwartz
Goalie: Jones (27/27)
PP: 0/3 PK: 1/1 Shots: Seattle 31 – Boston 27
CURRENT INJURIES – (Man Games Lost: 105)
Chris Driedger (ACL; IR) – 41 games – month-to-month
Joonas Donskoi (upper body; IR) – 41 games – day-to-day
TRANSACTIONS IN PAST 7 DAYS
Jan. 6, 2022: Reassigned F Shane Wright to Kingston (OHL)
UPCOMING GAMES
Monday, Jan. 16: Tampa Bay at Seattle, 1 p.m. PT
Tuesday, Jan. 17: Seattle at Edmonton, 6 p.m. PT
Thursday, Jan. 19: New Jersey at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Saturday, Jan. 21: Colorado at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Jan. 25: Vancouver at Seattle, 7 p.m. PT
THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
• Tonight is Seattle’s last of seven consecutive games that they will play on the road. Their seven-game road trip is their longest such stretch of the season.
o The team’s current stretch of seven road games are the most consecutive games they have played on the road in franchise history.
• Tonight’s game is the second of three that the Kraken will play against the Blackhawks this season and the final one that will be played in Chicago. The teams will next meet on April 8 in Seattle.
• The Kraken enter tonight’s game just two wins shy from matching their total (27) from the 2021-22 season.
• Since Jan. 1, the Kraken have five players playing at a point-per-game pace: Vince Dunn (1.57), Matty Beniers (1.29), Yanni Gourde (1.14), Andre Burakovsky (1.00) and Jordan Eberle (1.00).
• Yanni Gourde has totaled eight points (two goals, six assists) in his last seven games and enters tonight’s game riding a three-game point streak.
• An assist tonight would give Oliver Bjorkstrand an assist in three consecutive games, matching his career high that he has reached on four other occasions.
• Jaden Schwartz has six points (two goals, four assists) in his last six games played.
• Jamie Oleksiak’s next point will be the 100th of his NHL career. He is set to become the seventh defenseman from the 2011 NHL Draft class to reach the milestone.
NEW YEAR, NEW RECORD
• The Kraken enter tonight’s game having won seven consecutive games dating back to Jan. 1 vs. the New York Islanders.
• After its 3-0 win over Boston on Jan. 12, Seattle is now the only team to have not lost a game in 2023.
• According to NHL Stats, the Kraken are the first team to begin a calendar year with seven consecutive wins since San Jose also won the first seven games they played in 2019. A win tonight would make the Kraken the first team since the 2017-18 Colorado Avalanche to start a calendar year with eight straight wins.
• A win tonight would give the Kraken wins in eight consecutive games and seven consecutive road games, both of which would set a franchise record.
• Additionally, according to NHL Stats, a win tonight would also make the Kraken the first team in NHL history to sweep a road trip that was at least seven games long.
• The team’s seven-game win streak is the longest active streak in the NHL. The Kraken are the only team this season to win at least five consecutive games on three different occasions.
• Since the start of the New Year, the Kraken are leading the league in goals (33) and goals per game (4.71). Entering play Friday, no other team had scored more than 23 goals during that span.
• Since the start of the Kraken’s streak on Jan. 1, Vince Dunn and Matty Beniers are tied for first and third, respectively, in scoring among all NHL skaters. Dunn has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) and Beniers has nine points (five goals, four assists) during that span. Dunn’s eight assists also lead the league during that span.
BLAKCHAWKS DOWN
• The Kraken recorded their first shootout victory in franchise history with a 3-2 win over Chicago on Jan. 17, 2022 in Seattle. Seattle also posted its second-ever shutout against the Blackhawks on April 7, 2022 in Chicago, with Philipp Grubauer making 29 saves in the 2-0 Kraken win.
• Jordan Eberle has tallied four points (one goal, three assists) in the four games he has played against the Blackhawks as a member of the Kraken.
• Yanni Gourde has 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in his last 13 games against Chicago, including notching a four-point night (two goals, two assists) on March 7, 2021, which remains tied for his single-game career high.
• Jared McCann has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his last seven games against the Blackhawks.
• Jaden Schwartz has totaled 15 points (five goals, 10 assists) in his last 14 games against the Blackhawks dating back to the start of the 2017-18 span and enters tonight’s game riding a four-game point streak against Chicago.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: NBCSCH – Chris Vosters (PxP) and Troy Murray (analyst)
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, Jan. 17 vs. BUF, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Sunday, Jan. 22 vs. LAK, 6:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio, Univision (Spanish))
Tuesday, Jan. 24 at VAN, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Thursday, Jan. 26 at CGY, 8:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
Saturday, Jan. 28 at EDM, 9:00 p.m. CT (NBCSCH, WGN Radio)
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Jan. 13 – Assigned Lukas Reichel to Rockford … Jan. 11 – Recalled Jaxson Stauber from Rockford and
assigned Brett Seney to Rockford … Jan. 4 – Recalled Lukas Reichel and Brett Seney from Rockford …
Placed MacKenzie Entwistle and Jujhar Khaira on IR … 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.
LAST TIME OUT
Score: Chicago (3) vs. Colorado (2) – Thu., Jan. 12 – United Center
CHI Goals: Lafferty (5), Athanasiou (9), Raddysh (11)
COL Goals: Rodrigues (10), Makar (11)
Goalies: CHI – Mrazek (31/33, 60:00) COL – Francouz (27/30, 57:55)
CHI PP: 0/3; PK: 5/5
COL PP: 0/5; PK: 3/3
Recap: The Blackhawks won their third-straight game, earning a 3-2 regulation victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday … The Blackhawks scored the first goal of the game for the sixth-straight game, with Sam Lafferty getting on the board first against Colorado … Lafferty has points in three straight (1G, 2A) … Andreas Athanasiou scored his ninth of the season … Taylor Raddysh secured the win with his 11th tally of the season and his first game winner of the year … Petr Mrazek tallied an assist on Athanasiou’s goal, the fourth of his career … Mrazek also stopped 31 of 33 shots in the victory.
TONIGHT’S OPPONENT – SEATTLE KRAKEN
The Blackhawks square off against Seattle on Saturday in the final home game against the club and second of three matchups this season… Chicago earned their first home win against Seattle this season on Oct. 23 in a 5-4 regulation victory … Tyler Johnson scored twice with Jujhar Khaira (SH), Max Domi and Jason Dickinson scored the other three … Domi has points in all three career games against Seattle (3G, 2A), including a three-point night … Patrick Kane notched two assists in the home win this season, and has five points (1G, 4A) in four career games against Seattle … Seth Jones has three points (1G, 2A) over his last two games against the Kraken … Colin Blackwell was claimed by Seattle in the Expansion Draft in 2021.
2022-23 Schedule/Results: HOME: Oct. 23 (5-4), Jan. 14 | AWAY: April 8
All-Time Record: 2-1-1 | Home: 1-1-0 | Road: 1-0-1
Last Home Win: Oct. 23, 2022 (5-4) | Last Road Win: Nov. 17, 2021 (4-2) | Last Home Loss: April 7, 2022 (0-2) | Last Road Loss: Jan. 17, 2022 (2-3 SO)
ACTIVE BLACKHAWKS VS. SEA ALL-TIME
GOALS: Max Domi, 3; Tyler Johnson, 2; five players tied with 1
ASSISTS: Patrick Kane, 4; Max Domi, 2; Seth Jones, 2
POINTS: Max Domi, 5; Patrick Kane, 5; Seth Jones, 3
BLACKHAWKS RECORD ON…
One-Day Rest: 7-10-1
Two-Days Rest: 1-4-0
Three+ Days Rest: 2-2-1
First Game of a B2B: 1-4-1
Second Game of a B2B: 0-5-1
BLACKHAWKS RECORD BY DAY
Monday: 0-1-0
Tuesday: 1-5-0
Wednesday: 0-5-0
Thursday: 2-4-1
Friday: 3-2-1
Saturday: 3-3-1
Sunday: 2-5-1
