PREVIEW: Chicago Wraps Three-Game Road Trip in Ottawa

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AGAINST OTTAWA

The Blackhawks conclude their three-game road trip on Saturday afternoon against the Ottawa Senators. It’ll be the second and final meeting between the clubs this season. Chicago has earned points in 14 their last 15 games against the Senators overall (13-1-1) and have also logged points in nine of their last 10 games at the Canadian Tire Centre (8-1-1). Ryan Donato is riding a three-game point streak (2G, 1A) against Ottawa and has recorded goals (4G, 1A) in four of his last eight games against the club. Frank Nazar has logged points (2G, 1A) in back-to-back games against the Senators, including his first career NHL overtime goal in Ottawa on April 15, 2025.

LAST TIME OUT

The Blackhawks fell to the Montreal Canadiens, 4-1, on Thursday evening at the Bell Centre. Frank Nazar scored his sixth goal of the season. Andre Burakovsky tallied an assist and shared first among all skaters with two takeaways. Matt Grzelcyk also logged an assist. Artyom Levshunov led all club skaters with 21:58 of time on ice and recorded two hits and Alex Vlasic led all Chicago skaters with two blocked shots. Spencer Knight made 31 saves on 34 shots (.912 SV%) while Chicago went a perfect 2-for-2 (100%) on the penalty kill.

THE KILLERS

The Blackhawks have gone 11-for-12 on the penalty kill over their last five games and rank fourth in the NHL with a penalty kill percentage of 84.2% this season (96-for-114). The club went 2-for-2 (100%) on the penalty kill against Montreal, marking the 19th game this season that Chicago has posted a perfect penalty kill percentage.

FRANK THE TANK

Chicago forward Frank Nazar found the back of the net on Thursday against Montreal for his sixth goal of the season. He ranks second on the club with 15 assists, marking a new career high. Nazar also ranks fourth on the squad with 21 points (6G, 15A) in 32 games in 25-26, while his six goals share fifth. He is currently five points shy of matching his single-season career high 26 points (12G, 14A) from the 2024-25 campaign.

GRIZZLED VET

Defenseman Matt Grzelcyk logged an assist against Montreal and ranks fourth among club blueliners with six assists in 34 games this season. He leads all club defensemen and ranks second on the team with a plus-six rating in 2025-26. Grzelcyk also ranks sixth among all Chicago skaters with 28 blocked shots this season.

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