PREVIEW: Blackhawks Take On Wild at United Center

TIME: 8 p.m.
TV: ESPN | RADIO: WGN-720-AM
The Blackhawks prepare to take on the Minnesota Wild in their first half of a back-to-back matchup (
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RECAP

The Blackhawks fell 7-3 to the Seattle Kraken on Saturday evening at Climate Pledge Arena ... Seth Jones (2G), Andreas Athanasiou (2A) and Lukas Reichel (1G, 1A) all registered two points ... Alex Vlasic recorded his first point (1A) with the Blackhawks this season ... Jason Dickinson and Anders Bjork each chipped in an assist ... Jonathan Toews went 9-for-14 (64.3%) in the faceoff circle.

VS. MINNESOTA

A former member of the Wild, goaltender Alex Stalock appeared in 89 games with Minnesota from 2016-2020, posting a 37-30-11 record, 2.77 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage ... During their last meeting in Chicago on Oct. 30, Jarred Tinordi tallied two assists, while Andreas Athanasiou and Jonathan Toews each scored once during a 4-3 shootout loss to Minnesota.

CHARGED UP

Blackhawks forward Andreas Athanasiou chipped in two assists on Saturday and now has three multi-point outings (3G, 3A) over his last four games ... Athanasiou also has eight points (4G, 4A) over his last seven games ... Against Seattle, he went 12-for-15 (80.0%) in the faceoff circle ... It's the most faceoffs he's won in a game since the 2018-19 season (13 FOW w/DET on Mar. 7, 2019).

SETH SEEKER

Seth Jones buried two goals on Saturday against Seattle for his third multi- goal game of the season (2G, 1A on Jan. 17 vs. BUF and 2G on Mar. 6 vs. OTT) ... His three multi-goal games share second most among league defensemen this year ... He currently ranks fourth on the team with 12 goals this season ... Jones' 12 goals tie the second best goal scoring season of his career (12G w/CBJ in 2016-17).

APPLES ON APPLES

Blackhawks forward Jason Dickinson notched an assist against Seattle and now has five helpers over his last nine games ... Dickinson has already set career highs in games played (75), assists (20) and points (29) during the 2022-23 campaign.