PREVIEW: Blackhawks Return Home for Canucks Matchup

TIME: 5:00 p.m.
TV: NBCSCH | RADIO: WGN-720-AM | STREAM: NBC Sports App (In Market) & ESPN+ (Out of Market)
THe Blackhawks return to the United Center to take on the Vancouver Canucks (
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RECAP

The Blackawks dropped a 3-1 decision to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday evening at Xcel Energy Center ... Lukas Reichel buried his fourth goal of the season and second of the road trip ... Playing in his first game since Feb. 19, Reese Johnson added five hits ... Mike Hardman also chipped in five hits and now has 19 hits in six games since his recall on Mar. 13 ... Blackhawks defensemen combined for eight blocked shots.

VS. VANCOUVER

The Blackhawks are 7-3-4 in their last 14 games against the Canucks at the United Center since 2011-12 ... Seth Jones has 11 points (4G, 7A) in 17 career games against Vancouver ... A former Canuck, Jason Dickinson secured 11 points (5G, 6A) in 62 games with Vancouver during the 2021-22 campaign ... During their last meeting on Jan. 24, Caleb Jones and Seth Jones each tallied an assist during a 5-2 loss to the Canucks in Vancouver.

REICHEL ROCKS

Blackhawks rookie forward Lukas Reichel scored on Saturday evening in Minnesota and now shares seventh among all NHL rookies with three goals in the month of March (Mar. 6 vs. OTT & Mar. 16 at NSH) ... He now has two goals over his last five games and eight points (4G, 4A) in 16 games with Chicago this season.

TIMING IT RIGHT

Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones led all Chicago skaters with 24:13 of time on ice on Saturday vs. the Wild ... Jones now ranks 11th among all NHL skaters with an average time on ice per game of 24:40 ... He currently ranks second on the team with 31 points (10G, 21A) in 61 games on the year ... Jones' ten goals are the most he's recorded in a season since 2017-18 (16G w/ CBJ).

JJ'S PUCK

Blackhawks forward Jujhar Khaira went 10-for-14 (71.4%) in the faceoff circle on Saturday night against Minnesota ... It's the most faceoff wins Khaira has recorded in a game this season ... As a team, the Blackhawks share fifth in the NHL with a faceoff win percentage of 53.0%.