PREVIEW: Chicago Ships Up to Boston in Road Matchup
The Blackhawks play the Bruins in the first leg of a back-to-back.
TIME: 6:00 PM TV: NBCSCH | RADIO: WGN-720-AM | STREAM: MyTeamsApp (In Market) & ESPN+ (Out of Market) The Blackhawks take on the Bruins for a Saturday night game at TD Garden in Boston.
Last Game Recap
Two goals from Andreas Athanasiou wouldn't be enough as the Blackhawks dropped a 5-2 decision to the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday evening in Chicago. Jonathan Toews went 18/23 (78.3%) in the faceoff circle. It's the fourth-straight game in which Toews has gone 70% or better in the faceoff dot. Max Domi added an assist and has four points (4A) in his last four games. Jarred Tinordi posted a game-high five hits and currently ranks third in the league with 67 hits on the season. The Blackhawks' penalty-killing unit went 2/2 on Wednesday and have now killed off eleven-straight power play chances.
Vs. Boston
The Blackhawks have taken points in three of their last five games at TD Garden dating back to the 2018-19 season. Petr Mrazek is 4-2-1 in ten career games against the Bruins. Patrick Kane has 19 points (8G, 11A) in 22 career games against the Bruins, with eight points (3G, 5A) coming in 11 games in Boston. Andreas Athanasiou has eight goals in 19 career games against Boston. During their last meeting, Caleb Jones and Jake McCabe each tallied an assist in a 2-1 OT loss to the Bruins on Mar. 15 in Chicago.
Charged Up
Andreas Athanasiou found the back of the net twice during Wednesday night's game against St. Louis. It's the 16th multi-goal game of Athanasiou's career. Athanasiou now ranks second on the Blackhawks with five goals in 16 games this season.
Eating Minutes
Jack Johnson led all Blackhawks skaters with 22:52 of time on ice during Wednesday night's contest. This season, Johnson ranks third among Blackhakws skaters with an average of 20:07 of time on ice per game.
Power Play Strike
The Blackhawks notched a power play goal against St. Louis, courtesy of Andreas Athanasiou. Patrick Kane logged a team-high 4:05 of power play time on ice during Wednesday evening's game. Kane currently shares eleventh in the league with seven power play assists this season.
