PREVIEW: Blackhawks Continue Road Trip Against Kraken

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QUICK HITS

• The Blackhawks have gone 44-for-51 (86.3%) on the penalty kill over their last 20 road games since Dec. 27, which leads the NHL over that span.
• Connor Bedard notched an assist against the Oilers on Thursday and is three points shy of 200 for his NHL career.
• Goaltender Spencer Knight recorded 31 saves on Thursday against Edmonton and now ranks second in the NHL with 1,357 saves and 1,495 shots against this season.
• Kevin Korchinski is one game shy of 100 career NHL games played.

AGAINST SEATTLE

The Blackhawks continue their three-game road trip on Saturday evening against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena. It’ll be the third and final meeting between the two clubs this season. Tyler Bertuzzi has notched five points (2G, 3A) over his last four games against Seattle, including two multi-point games. He’s also recorded eight points (2G, 6A) in nine career games against them. Andre Burakovsky has logged three goals in three career games against Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena. He’s also posted five points (3G, 2A) in five career games against them. Burakovsky notched 92 points (30G, 62A) in 177 games with the Kraken from 2022-25.

LAST TIME OUT

The Blackhawks dropped a 3-1 decision to the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday at Rogers Place. Nick Lardis scored his ninth goal of the season. Connor Bedard recorded an assist and went 10-for-16 (62.5%) in the faceoff circle. Teuvo Teravainen also notched an assist. Louis Crevier shared first among all skaters with three blocked shots. Wyatt Kaiser led all club skaters with 22:01 of time on ice. Spencer Knight made 31 saves on 32 shots (.969 SV%).

HIT THE ROAD

The Blackhawks have gone 44-for-51 (86.3%) on the penalty kill over their last 20 road games since Dec. 27, which leads the NHL over that span. Connor Bedard tallied an assist on Thursday against Edmonton and has notched nine points (4G, 5A) over his last 10 road games. He leads the club with 27 assists and 40 points (13G, 27A) in 34 road games this season. Rookie forward Anton Frondell has logged helpers (4A) in three of his last five road games.

CON AIR

Forward Connor Bedard notched an assist against the Oilers and has logged 12 points (5G, 7A) in his last 14 games and has posted 21 points (10G, 11A) over his last 23 outings. The forward is three points shy of 200 for his NHL career, having recorded 197 points (75G, 122A) in 213 games. He could require the fourth-fewest games by a Blackhawks player to 200 points since 1967-68, following Denis Savard (160 GP), Jeremy Roenick (194 GP) and Steve Larmer (196 GP).

DARK KNIGHT

Goaltender Spencer Knight recorded 31 saves on Thursday against the Oilers and now ranks second in the NHL with 1,357 saves and 1,495 shots against this season. Knight has appeared in a career-high 51 games this season, logging a 18-22-11 record, a .908 save percentage, a 2.71 goals-against average and three shutouts. His .908 SV% shares ninth among all NHL goaltenders (min. 40 GP).

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