PREVIEW: Blackhawks Wrap Up Road Trip Against Wild

TIME: 4:00 p.m.
TV: NBCSCH | RADIO: WGN-720-AM | STREAM: NBC Sports App (In Market) & ESPN+ (Out of Market)
The Blackhawks end their five-game road trip in Minnesota as they go head-to-head against the Wild.

RECAP

The Blackhawks fell to the Washington Capitals 6-1 on Thursday evening at Capital One Arena ... Nikita Zaitsev scored his first goal as a Blackhawk ... Tyler Johnson notched his 18th assist of the season ... Jason Dickinson also added an assist ... Connor Murphy led all Chicago skaters with four blocked shots ... Mike Hardman tallied four hits, the most of any Blackhawk ... Anton Khudobin made his Blackhawks debut.

VS. MINNESOTA

The Blackhawks are 4-3-3 in their last ten games against the Wild at Xcel Energy Center since 2016-17 ... 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 on Dec. 16, Seth Jones tallied an assist during a 4-1 loss to the Wild in Minnesota.

DICKY ASSISTS

With an assist on Thursday against Washington, Blackhawks forward Jason Dickinson tied his previous career best in assists (16A in 2018-19 w/ DAL) ... During the 2022- 23 season, Dickinson has set a career-high with 25 points (9G, 16A) ... He's currently one point shy of 100 for his NHL career, having recorded 99 points (39G, 60A) in 350 games.

T.J. TIME IN D.C

Blackhawks forward Tyler Johnson chipped in an assist vs. the Capitals and now has four assists over his last seven games ... Johnson currently ranks second on the team with 18 assists on the year ... His 18 assists are the most he's recorded in a season since the 2018-19 campaign as a member of the Tampa Bay Lightning.

ZAIT-HAWK

Blackhawks defenseman Nikita Zaitsev found the back of the net on Thursday for his first goal of the season and first point as a Blackhawk ... Zaitsev has appeared in 436 career NHL games, which ranks 24th among all active undrafted NHL players ... Since entering the league in 2016-17, Zaitsev's 109 points (20G, 89A) rank fourth best among all Russian-born blueliners.