APRIL 12, 2021 · 6:00 PM CT · BLACKHAWKS AT BLUE JACKETS · NATIONWIDE ARENA · GAME 43 (AWAY GAME 22) TV: NBCSCH (FOLEY/OLCZYK) · RADIO: AM-720 (WIEDEMAN/MURRAY)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES THREE PLAYERS TO WATCH • LAST GAME: Chicago defeated Columbus 4-3 on Saturday night at Nationwide Arena ... It was the Blackhawks SETH JONES #3 fourth consecutive victory over the Blue Jackets during the 2020-21 campaign ... Alex DeBrincat, Carl Soderberg, AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI Wyatt Kalynuk and were the scorers for Chicago ... Kevin Lankinen made 23 saves to pick up 26 D 43 4 17 26 -11 25:17 his 15th victory of the season. The Arlington, Texas native shares 11th in the league with 77 blocks this year. He matched a • VS. COLUMBUS: The Blackhawks and Blue Jackets close out their season-series tonight in Columbus ... Alex career high with seven hits against the Black- DeBrincat has a point (3G, 5A) in all five games he has played against the Blue Jackets this year ...Carl Soderberg hawks on Feb. 11 (Jan. 16, 2016 vs. COL). Jones has six points (4G, 2A) vs. Columbus this season and his 10 career goals against the Blue Jackets are his most had a season-long six-game point streak (1G, 6A) from Feb. 2-13. A against any NHL opponent ... Patrick Kane’s 46 assists and 69 points against Columbus are his most against any three-time All-Star, Jones is eighth in the National Hockey League opponent ... Dating back to the 2010-11 season, The Blackhawks are 27-8-2 over their last league in time on ice per game. He posted career highs in goals (16), 37 games against the Blue Jackets. assists (41) and points (57) during the 2017-18 campaign.

• QUICK LEARNERS: Wyatt Kalynuk became the sixth Blackhawk rookie to register their first career National CAM ATKINSON #13 Hockey League tally overall and fourth to register it against the Blue Jackets this season (Nicolas Beaudin, Ian AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI Mitchell and Brandon Hagel) ... Chicago leads the league with 28 goals by rookies and their 60 points are second 31 F 43 14 14 4 -7 18:52 among first-year skaters during the 2020-21 season. Atkinson has a point (1G, 2A) in three consec- utive games and leads the league with four • ALEX THE GREAT: Alex DeBrincat netted his team-leading seventh power-play marker and 21st goal overall on shorthanded markers this season. The four SHGs Saturday night in Columbus ... His 21 tallies share fifth in the league and his 19 goals since returning to the lineup match a career high he set during the 2018-19 on Feb. 2 share second in the league. campaign where he also scored a career-best 41 goals. The Riverside, Connecticut native matched a career with four points (1G, 3A) against • ONE-TIMERS: Dylan Strome has won 50 percent or more of his faceoffs in eight of his last nine games ... David the Blackhawks on Feb. 11. Atkinson has played in two All-Star Games Kampf matched a season high with 13 victories at the faceoff dot on Tuesday night. (2017 and 2019) during his career. 2020-21 TEAM COMPARISON OLIVER BJORKSTRAND #28 AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI 26 F 43 14 18 23 -6 17:17 Record: 19-18-5 (43 PTS) Record: 15-20-8 (38 PTS) A native of Herning, Denmark, Bjorkstrand Overall: T-17TH Overall: T-23RD posted a career-high 29 assists and 40 points Division: 5TH (Central) Division: 7TH (Central) during the 2017-18 campaign, his first full NHL season. He has registered 20+ goals in each of Goals For: 2.76 (T-18TH) Goals For: 2.49 (28TH) the past two seasons. Bjorkstrand was named the American Hockey Goals Against: 3.10 (T-21ST) Goals Against: 3.21 (T-25TH) League Playoff Most Valuable Player in 2016 after leading the league Power Play%: 24.4 (6TH) Power Play%: 14.0 (29TH) with 10 goals, scoring the most points by a rookie (16) and helping Kill%: 73.3 (30TH) Penalty Kill%: 78.1 (20TH) the Erie Monsters capture the . Team FO%: 46.7 (27TH) Team FO%: 46.5 (T-28TH) SEASON SCHEDULE VS. COLUMBUS Leading Scorers: Leading Scorers: DATE TIME BROADCAST INFORMATION Patrick Kane (14G, 38A) Oliver Bjorkstrand (14G, 18A) Alex DeBrincat (21G, 19A) Cam Atkinson (14G, 14A) Fri. Jan. 29 vs. CBJ 7:00 PM CT (L, 2-1) Dominik Kubalik (14G, 15A) Jack Roslovic (8G, 20A) Sun. Jan. 31 vs. CBJ 6:00 PM CT (W, 3-1) Thur. Feb 11 vs. CBJ 7:00 PM CT (L, 6-5) Goaltenders: Goaltenders: Sat. Feb. 13 vs. CBJ 7:00 PM CT (W-OT, 3-2) Kevin Lankinen • 15-11-4 (2.78 GAA) Joonas Korpisalo • 9-11-6 (3.10 GAA) Tues. Feb. 23 at CBJ 6:00 PM CT (W-SO, 6-5) Malcolm Subban • 4-5-1 (3.14 GAA) Elvis Merzlikins • 6-9-2 (2.93 GAA) Thur. Feb. 25 at CBJ 6:00 PM CT (W, 2-0) Collin Delia • 0-2-0 (5.00 GAA) Sat. April 10 at CBJ 6:00 PM CT (W, 4-3) *Stats as of April 11 10:00 p.m. Mon. April 12 at CBJ 6:00 PM CT NBCSCH/WGN Radio Season Results vs. CBJ: 5-2-0