PREVIEW: Blackhawks Face Off Against the Coyotes

TIME: 7:30 p.m.
TV: NBCSCH+ | RADIO: WGN-720-AM | STREAM: MyTeamsApp (In Market) & ESPN+ (Out of Market)
The Blackhawks look to have more puck luck in the new year as they take on the Arizona Coyotes (
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RECAP

The Blackhawks fell 4-1 to the Tampa Bay Lighting on Tuesday evening at the United Center ... Seth Jones buried a power play goal ... Max Domi tallied an assist ... Playing against his former team, Taylor Raddysh also chipped in an assist and now ranks fourth on the Blackhawks with 15 points (10G, 5A) this season ... Jason Dickinson and Isaak Phillips each tallied a game-high (tied) three hits ... Connor Murphy blocked a team-high three shots ... Sam Lafferty went 8-for-11 (72.7%) in the faceoff circle.

VS. ARIZONA

The Blackhawks are 8-1-4 in their last 13 games against Arizona at the United Center since 2012-13 ... Chicago is also 14-5-3 in their last 22 games against Arizona dating back to the start of the 2014-15 season ... Patrick Kane has 56 points (17G, 39A) in 45 career games against the Coyotes ... In 44 games vs. Arizona, Jonathan Toews has registered 47 points (18G, 29A) ... A former Coyote, Max Domi has five points (2G, 3A) in six career games against Arizona ... During their last meeting, Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews each notched two assists, while Seth Jones, Tyler Johnson, and Jake McCabe all chipped in an assist during a 4-3 overtime win on April 20, 2022 in Arizona.

SETH STRIKES

On Tuesday night vs. Tampa Bay, Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones secured his second goal of the season ... Its the first time a Chicago defensemen has scored a power play goal since 2021 ... Jones currently leads all Blackhawks' blueliners with 11 points (2G, 9A) this season ... Jones will represent the Blackhawks at the 2023 NHL All-Star Game in South Florida ... Its the fifth time in his career that Jones has been selected for the NHL All- Star Game (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2023).

MAD MAX

With his assist against the Lightning, Blackhawks forward Max Domi now has five points (1G, 4A) over his last seven games ... Domi is currently tied for the team lead with 11 goals, while his 25 points (11G, 14A) rank second best among all Blackhawks' skaters ... Domi appeared in 222 games with Arizona from 2015-18, posting 135 points (36G, 99A).

BLOCK PARTY

With his three blocked shots vs. Tampa Bay, defenseman Connor Murphy now ranks second on the team with 79 blocks on the year ... His 79 blocks also rank tenth best in the NHL ... Murphy was originally drafted by the Coyotes in the first round (20th overall) of the 2011 NHL Draft.