Chicago looks to extend their winning streak to four games as they take on Seattle
TIME: 7 p.m. TV: NBCSCH | RADIO: WGN-720-AM | STREAM: MyTeamsApp (In Market) & ESPN+ (Out of Market) The Blackhawks meet the Seattle Kraken for the sixth of their seven-game homestand ( .
RECAP
Taylor Raddysh's third period game-winning goal lifted the Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday evening in Chicago ... The Blackhawks are currently riding a three-game win streak ... Sam Lafferty buried his fifth goal of the season ... Andreas Athanasiou found the back of the net and now ranks fourth on the team with nine goals this season ... Colin Blackwell tallied an assist and now has points (1G, 1A) in back-to-back games ... Isaak Phillips notched an assist and tied a career-high with five hits ... Tyler Johnson also secured an assist and has points (1G, 1A) in two of his last three games ... Petr Mrazek made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 SV%) for his third win of the season ... Mrazek also recorded his fourth career assist ... Blackhawks' penalty-killers went 5-for-5 on Thursday evening.
VS. SEATTLE
The Blackhawks are 2-1-1 in four meetings against the Kraken all-time ... In three games against Seattle, Max Domi has registered five points (3G, 2A) ... Patrick Kane has five points (1G, 4A) in four career games against the Kraken ... During their last meeting, Tyler Johnson buried two goals, while Seth Jones and Patrick Kane each chipped in two assists ... Jason Dickinson scored a third period game-winning goal, while Jujhar Khaira and Max Domi each found the back of the net ... Alex Stalock made 30 saves during Chicago's 5-4 victory on Oct. 23 at the United Center.
SAM IS STREAKING
With his goal on Thursday, Blackhawks forward Sam Lafferty is currently riding a career best three-game point streak (1G, 2A) ... Lafferty also has points (2G, 3A) in five of his last six games since Dec. 31 ... His 13 points (5G, 8A) share sixth best among all Blackhawks skaters.
SIDE OF RADDYSH
Blackhawks forward Taylor Raddysh scored his second career game-winning goal during Thursday's game ... Raddysh currently shares second on the team with 11 goals on the year.
STRONG START
With Sam Lafferty scoring just 3:24 into Thursday's contest, the Blackhawks have now scored first in six-straight games ... Chicago holds a 3-3-0 record over the six-game stretch ... The Blackhawks are one win shy of tying their season long four-game win streak from Oct. 15-25.
JOHNNY ON THE DOT
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews went 15-for-21 (71.4%) in the faceoff circle on Thursday against Colorado ... Toews continues to lead the NHL with a faceoff percentage of 64.2% on the season ... He currently ranks third among all Blackhawks skaters with 22 points (11G, 11A) this season.
