MAY 4, 2021 · 6:00 PM CT · BLACKHAWKS AT HURRICANES · PNC ARENA · GAME 53 (AWAY GAME 27) TV: NBCSCH (FOLEY/OLCZYK) · RADIO: AM-720 (WIEDEMAN/MURRAY)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES THREE PLAYERS TO WATCH • LAST GAME: The Blackhawks were defeated by the Hurricanes 5-2 last night at PNC Arena ... Ian Mitchell and #11 Alex DeBrincat were the scorers for the Blackhawks ... Collin Delia relieved Malcolm Subban and stopped all AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI 19 shots he saw. 32 C 50 16 22 28 +3 18:31 Staal matched a season high with three points • VS. CAROLINA: Chicago’s six goals in Feb. 4th’s victory over Carolina was their second highest single-game total (2G, 1A) on April 27 at Dallas. His 57.6 percent of the season ... The Blackhawks recorded three first-period power-play markers for the first time since Dec. 29, faceoff win percentage shares fifth in the NHL 2015 at ARI in that victory against the Hurricanes ... Patrick Kane (3G, 6A) leads the team with nine points vs. CAR this season. He has won greater than 54% of his this year ... Kane recorded a season-high four points (1G, 3A) vs. the Hurricanes on Feb. 4 ... Wyatt Kalynuk picked draws in seven straight seasons. Staal’s seven power-play markers up his first career point (1A) on April 1 against the Hurricanes. and 14 power-play points this year are career highs. A native of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Staal became the youngest player (18 years, 41 • ON THE PROWL: Alex DeBrincat extended his point streak (3G, 2A) to four games and his goal streak to three days) to score two shorthanded goals in one game in 2006. games with his 26th marker of the 2020-21 campaign on Monday … That goal total shares sixth in the National Hockey League ... DeBrincat is 17th in the National Hockey League averaging 1.02 points per game ... He has a NINO NIEDERREITER #21 point (4G, 4A) in six of his last seven games vs. Carolina. AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI 28 F 52 18 14 27 +19 15:45 • KUBELITE: Dominik Kubalik extended his point streak (2G, 3A) to four games with two assists against Carolina Niederreiter’s 18 markers during the 2020-21 last night … His 18 helpers this season now top his total from a season ago when he played in 68 games ... The campaign are his most since the 2017-18 season Plzen, Czech Republic native has three multi-point games vs. Carolina this season and is second on the club with when he was a member of the . eight points (2G, 6A) against the Hurricanes. He became the youngest player in Islanders history when he made his NHL debut on Oct. 9, 2010. Four days • ONE-TIMERS: Ian Mitchell picked up a point for the second consecutive game with a marker against the later, at the age of 18 years and 35 days, Niederreiter became the Hurricanes … It was his second tally in Carolina this season ... David Kampf led the team with eight faceoff wins fifth-youngest player of the NHL expansion era (1967-68) to record and four hits on Monday night. a marker. 2020-21 TEAM COMPARISON MARTIN NECAS #88 AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS 22 C 49 12 26 10 +25 17:19 Record: 22-24-6 (50 PTS) Record: 35-10-7 (77 PTS) The 12th-overall selection in the 2017 National Overall: T-20TH Overall: 1ST Hockey League Draft has already eclipsed his Division: 6TH (Central) Division: 1ST (Central) point total from a season ago when he skated in 64 regular-season games. Necas led the 2018 Goals For: 2.81 (17TH) Goals For: 3.21 (10TH) IIHF World Junior Championship with eight assists for the Czech Goals Against: 3.27 (26TH) Goals Against: 2.33 (3RD) Republic and matched Casey Middlestadt (United States) for the Power Play%: 22.4 (10TH) Power Play%: 27.1 (1ST) scoring lead with 11 points. He helped the Charlotte Checkers capture Kill%: 76.4 (27TH) Penalty Kill%: 84.9 (3RD) the 2019 Calder Cup title. Team FO%: 46.6 (28TH) Team FO%: 53.8 (2ND) SEASON SCHEDULE VS. CAROLINA Leading Scorers: Leading Scorers: DATE TIME BROADCAST INFORMATION Patrick Kane (15G, 47A) Sebastian Aho (24G, 31A) Alex DeBrincat (26G, 23A) Dougie Hamilton (10G, 32A) Tues. Feb. 2 vs. CAR 7:00 PM CT (L-SO, 4-3) Dominik Kubalik (17G, 18A) Vincent Trocheck (17G, 24A) Thurs. Feb. 4 vs. CAR 7:00 PM CT (W, 6-4) Fri. Feb 19 at CAR 6:00 PM CT (L, 5-3) : Goaltenders: Tues. March 30 vs. CAR 6:30 PM CT (W, 2-1) Kevin Lankinen • 16-14-5 (3.04 GAA) Alex Nedeljkovic • 15-4-3 (1.89 GAA) Thurs. April 1 vs. CAR 7:00 PM CT (L, 4-3) Malcolm Subban • 6-8-1 (3.20 GAA) James Reimer • 15-5-2 (2.66 GAA) Mon. May 3 at CAR 6:00 PM CT (L, 5-2) Collin Delia • 0-2-0 (4.03 GAA) Tues. May 4 at CAR 6:00 PM CT NBCSCH/WGN Radio *Stats as of May 3 11:00 p.m. Thurs. May 6 at CAR 6:00 PM CT NBCSCH+/WGN Radio Season Results vs. CAR: 2-3-1