PREVIEW: Blackhawks Host Coyotes in First of Four Meetings

TIME: 7:30 p.m. CT
TV: N/A | RADIO: WGN 720 AM & TUDN 1200 AM | STREAM:
ESPN+
and Hulu
The Blackhawks look to keep their first winning streak of the season rolling on Friday night as they host the Arizona Coyotes in the first meeting of the season.
With an overtime win on Sunday night over the Predators and a shootout win on Tuesday against the Penguins, Chicago has posted wins in three of their last four skates at the United Center.

PREGAME LINKS
WATCH: Blackhawks vs. Coyotes Exclusively on ESPN+ & Hulu
GAMECENTER: CHI vs. ARI
INSIDER: A Conversation with Derek King

TEAM RECORDS

• CHI: 3-9-2, 8 PTS
• ARI: 1-11-1, 3 PTS

HOW TO WATCH

Can't make it to the United Center? Friday's game is the first of five games this season broadcast exclusively on ESPN+ and Hulu. The only way to watch the Blackhawks take on the Coyotes is with a subscription to either streaming platform.
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VS. ARIZONA

Patrick Kane has 16 career multi-point games against the Coyotes and Jonathan Toews has points (7G, 12A) in 11 of his last 15 games against Arizona. Marc-Andre Fleury has won his last five starts against the Coyotes, including two shutouts. He allowed two goals or fewer in the other three starts.
Dylan Strome was drafted by the Coyotes with the third overall pick in the 2015 National Hockey League Draft.

DIVISION NEWCOMERS

The Coyotes are now division opponents, joining the Central Division ahead of the 2021-22 campaign. Chicago and Arizona meet Friday in the first of four meetings on the year, playing again at the United Center on April 3 and a pair of meetings in the desert on Jan. 6 and April 20.

MR. JONES

Seth Jones skated in a season-high 31:24 of total ice time and extended his point streak (1G, 4A) to five games with a marker on Tuesday night. His time on ice was the second-highest regular-season total of his career and the sixth time he has hit the 30-minute mark in a regular-season game in his career. His career high came on Feb. 23, 2021 in a game against the Blackhawks, skating in 31:58 of ice time that night.
His time on ice on Tuesday was third most in a single game among all skaters this season (Zach Werenski 33:03 on Oct. 31 at NJD; Darnell Nurse 32:24 on Oct. 13 vs. VAN).
Jones' five-game point streak matches the second longest of his career. He has recorded a six-game point streak, his career long, on two separate occasions, both of which while he was a member of the Columbus Blue Jackets -- Dec. 18-29, 2017 (3G, 4A) and Feb. 2-13 (1G 6A). His 11 assists this year are most among league blueliners and share fourth among all skaters.

KIRBY KEEP AWAY

Kirby Dach matched a season high with three takeaways on Tuesday against the Penguins. His career best of four came on Feb. 5, 2020 against Boston.
He shares second in the NHL with 16 takeaways this season and his 3.58 takeaways per 60 minutes during the 2021-22 campaign would mark a new career high.

CAT ATTACK

Alex DeBrincat picked up a helper on Tuesday and now has points (1G, 1A) in back-to-back games and three of his last four.
DeBrincat also played in a career-high 27:29 of ice time and matched a single-game best with eight shots on Tuesday. His previous career high was 24:21 of ice time on May 10, 2021 against Dallas.
He scored his sixth career overtime marker and the 126th goal of his career on Sunday, a total that matched Patrick Kane for fifth on the Blackhawks all-time goals list of players prior to their 24th birthday. The Farmington Hills, Michigan native turns 24 on Dec. 18. DeBrincat's 126 goals share 10th among all NHL players since he debuted at the beginning of the 2017-18 campaign. His seven goals share 11th in the league this year.