PREVIEW: Blackhawks Prepare for Last Road Game Against Penguins

TIME: 6:30 p.m.
TV: NBCSCH+ | RADIO: WGN-720-AM | STREAM: NBC Sports App (In Market) & ESPN+ (Out of Market)
The Blackhawks travel to Pittsburgh to face the Penguins in their last road game of the season.

RECAP

Despite outshooting Minnesota 42-22 in the game, the Blackhawks dropped a 4-2 decision to the Wild on Monday evening at the United Center ... Anders Bjork buried his first goal as a Blackhawk ... Joey Anderson also found the back of the net ... Buddy Robinson tallied his first point (1A) with Chicago this season ... Andreas Athanasiou and Boris Katchouk each chipped in an assist ... Jonathan Toews went 14-for-20 (70.0%) in the faceoff circle.

VS. PITTSBURGH

The Blackhawks are 15-4-3 in their last 22 games vs. Pittsburgh since 2005-06 ... Chicago is also 5-1-1 in their last seven games against the Penguins in Pittsburgh since 2014-15 ... Tyler Johnson has 17 points (6G, 11A) in 23 career games against the Penguins ... During their last meeting on Nov. 20, Jujhar Khaira found the back of the net, while Jason Dickinson, Connor Murphy and Jonathan Toews all tallied an assist during a 5-3 loss to the Penguins in Chicago.

AA ON THE ATTACK

With an assist on Monday vs. Minnesota, Blackhawks forward Andreas Athanasiou now has helpers (3A) in back-to-back games ... He also has eight points (4G, 4A) over his last six games ... He now ranks second on the team with 36 on the year (18G, 18A)
... Athanasiou's 36 points are the second most he's recorded in a single season in his career (30G, 24A w/DET in 2018-19).

MR. MURPH

Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy led the Blackhawks with three blocked shots on Monday vs. the Wild ... He currently leads the team and ranks 18th in the league with 150 blocked shots on the year ... With six goals on the season, Murphy needs one more goal to set a new career best (6G w/ARI in 2015-16).

ANDERS THE GREAT

On Monday evening, forward Anders Bjork scored his first goal as a Blackhawk and now has points (1G, 1A) in consecutive games for the first time this season ... He has five points (1G, 4A) in 11 games since joining the Blackhawks on Mar. 2.