PREVIEW: Blackhawks, Rangers Ready for Rematch at the United Center

TIME: 6:30 p.m
TV: ESPN | RADIO: WGN-720-AM
The Blackhawks look for a rematch as they take on the New York Rangers at the United Center (
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RECAP

Despite outshooting Minnesota 30-22, the Blackhawks suffered a 4-1 loss to the Wild on Friday evening at Xcel Energy Center ... Jonathan Toews scored Chicago's lone goal, giving him points (2G, 1A) in three consecutive games ... Patrick Kane notched the primary assist on Toews' power play goal and currently shares eighth in the league with 12 power play assists this season ... Seth Jones registered an assist and has points (2A) in back-to-back games for the second time this season ... Caleb Jones posted a team high three hits ... The Blackhawks have notched power play goals in two of their last three games.

VS. THE RANGERS

The Blackhawks are 5-4-1 in their last ten games against the Rangers since the start of the 2016-17 campaign ... Patrick Kane has 19 points (7G, 12A) in 20 career games against the Rangers, including a three-point night (1G, 2A) on Dec. 3 at Madison Square Garden ... Jonathan Toews has 16 points (7G, 9A) in 20 career games against the Rangers ... During their last meeting on Dec. 3, the Blackhawks defeated the Rangers 5-2 ... Along with Kane's three points, Max Domi also tallied three points (2G, 1A), while Taylor Raddysh and Reese Johnson each found the back of the net once.

HISTORY FOR 19 AND 88

Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane are set to skate in their 1,000th career NHL game together on Sunday evening ... They'll become the 11th pair of teammates in NHL history to have skated in at least 1,000 regular-season games together and second Blackhawks' pair to do so, joining Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith (1,069 games) ... Following Kane's assist on Toews' power play goal on Friday evening, the pair has combined to factor into 298 total goals in their careers.

SETH STEPS UP

In addition to his assist on Friday against Minnesota, Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones led all skaters with five shots on goal and four blocked shots in the contest ... Jones is currently shares first among Chicago blueliners with nine points (1G, 8A) in 19 games this season.

DOMINATION ON THE DOT

The Blackhawks currently rank first in the NHL with a faceoff win percentage of 56.7% ... On Friday evening in Minnesota, Jonathan Toews went 16-for-21 (76.2 FO%) in the faceoff circle on the night ... Toews' continues to lead the league with a faceoff win percentage of 65.4% on the season.