Chicago faces the Predators at the United Center for a Saturday night game.
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TV: NBCSCH | RADIO: WGN-720-AM | STREAM: NBC Sports App (In Market) & ESPN+ (Out of Market)
Chicago squares off against the Nashville Predators for a Saturday night home matchup. (TICKETS).
RECAP
The Blackhawks dropped a 5-2 decision to the Dallas Stars on Thursday evening at the United Center ... Seth Jones buried his seventh goal of the season ... Cole Guttman scored his third career NHL goal ... Tyler Johnson and Jarred Tinordi each added an assist ... Caleb Jones led all Blackhawks skaters with a season-high 23:20 of time on ice ... Blackhawks defensemen combined for 15 hits ... Petr Mrazek made 31 saves.
VS. NASHVILLE
Andreas Athanasiou has four goals in 8 career games against the Predators ... A former Predator, Seth Jones was originally drafted by Nashville in the first round (4th overall) of the 2013 NHL Draft ... He posted 63 points (15G, 48A) in 199 games with the Predators ... During their last meeting on Dec. 21, Connor Murphy tallied two points (1G, 1A), while Mackenzie Entwistle also found the back of the net ... Boris Katchouk added an assist during a 4-2 loss to the Predators in Chicago.
GOAL GUTTMAN
Blackhawks rookie forward Cole Guttman found the back of the net on Thursday evening and now has three goals in nine NHL games this season ... He becomes the 43rd rookie in team history to score 3+ goals in their first 10 NHL games and first since teammate Philipp Kurashev (4G, 1A) in 2020-21.
SETH STARS
With his goal on Thursday evening, Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones now has four points (1G, 3A) over his last five games .... He currently shares first on the team with 28 points (7G, 21A) this season ... He also ranks 11th in the NHL with an average time on ice per game of 24:36.
HEART OF TYLER
Blackhawks forward Tyler Johnson chipped in an assist on Thursday and now has three points (1G, 2A) over his last three games ... He also has five points (2G, 3A) over his last six games and has six points (2G, 4A) in his last eight ... He shares third best on the team with 14 assists on the year.
