OCTOBER 18, 2018 · 7:30PM CT · BLACKHAWKS VS. COYOTES · UNITED CENTER · GAME 6 (HOME GAME 3) TV: NBCSCH (FOLEY/OLCZYK) · RADIO: AM-720 (WIEDEMAN/MURRAY)
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES 3 PLAYERS TO WATCH • LAST GAME: The Blackhawks defeated the St. Louis Blues 4-3 Saturday night in OLIVER EKMAN-LARSSON #23 overtime at the United Center. Chicago is the first team in NHL history to play in five AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI consecutive overtime games to begin a season. Alex DeBrincat tallied two goals in 27 D 5 0 0 6 -3 24:53 the game, including the overtime game-winner. Cam Ward registered 35 saves in the victory to earn his third win with the club. The Blackhawks are now 2-0-0 against the The defenseman was named Blues this season. captain of his club on September 13th. Ekman-Larsson has the most • VS. COYOTES: The Blackhawks hold an all-time record of 72-48-15-9 in 144 match- points among all Coyotes players ups with the Coyotes franchise. Chicago won two of the three contests last season. since making his debut during Patrick Kane ranks second all-time in points among Blackhawks against Arizona the 2010-11 season with 179 (70G, with 45 (15G, 30A), trailing only Denis Savard. Kane (1G, 2A) and Jonathan Toews (3A) 109A). He has helped lead Team each tallied three points in the three games with Arizona. Sweden to gold medal victories in the 2017 and 2018 IIHF World • MAGNIFICENT MILESTONES: Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook made their NHL Hockey Championships. debuts together on October 5, 2005. They each reached a new milestone Saturday night against the Blues. Keith skated in his 1,000th career NHL game and Seabrook CLAYTON KELLER #9 passed Bob Murray for the most regular-season games played in Blackhawks fran- AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI chise history by a defenseman with 1,009. The two defenseman are now the only 20 C 5 0 1 2 -3 19:25 two active teammates to have each skated in 1,000 games in the NHL. Clayton Keller paced the Coyotes in goals (23) and points (65) last • THE CAT STAYS HOT: Alex DeBrincat has tallied two goals in two straight games season. The Chesterfield, Missouri for the Blackhawks. He shares a team lead in points with nine (6G, 3A). The forward native ranks second on his club in currently holds a five-game point-streak, and paces Chicago with six goals this takeaways. Keller was one of three season. finalists for the Calder Medmorial Trophy in 2017-18 for the NHL's best • ONE-TIMERS: Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Alex DeBrincat became the first rookie performer. trio of teammates since the 1992-93 NHL season to each record five or more goals through the first five games of a season. All three forwards have tallied at least one point in each of the five games so far this campaign.
• TONIGHT'S GIVEAWAY: The first 20,000 fans at tonight's game will receive a ANTTI RAANTA #32 Blackhawks Fathead Schedule. AGE POS GP REC SV% GAA SO MIN 29 G 4 1-3-0 .903 2.22 0 243:46 2018-19 TEAM COMPARISON Raanta ranked second last season in save percentage of goaltenders CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS ARIZONA COYOTES to start at least 20 (.930). The former Blackhawk currently holds a RECORD: 3-0-2 (8 PTS) RECORD: 1-4-0 (2 PTS) .222 goals against average in four OVERALL: T-6TH OVERALL: T-29TH starts this season. The number CONFERENCE: T-3RD WESTERN CONFERENCE: 15TH WESTERN ranks sixth in the league among DIVISION: T-2ND CENTRAL DIVISION: 8TH PACIFIC goaltenders to start at least four games. GOALS FOR: 4.40 (2ND) GOALS FOR: 0.60 (31ST) GOALS AGAINST: 4.20 (30TH) GOALS AGAINST: 2.20 (4TH) POWER PLAY: 11.1% (25TH) POWER PLAY: 13.3% (24TH) SEASON SCHEDULE VS. ARI TH TH PENALTY KILL: 64.7% (T-28 ) PENALTY KILL: 91.7% (5 ) GAME 1: vs. ARIZONA - 10/18/18 TEAM FO%: 49.0% (21ST) TEAM FO%: 54.9% (2ND) 2018 PLAYOFFS: DNQ 2018 PLAYOFFS: DNQ GAME 2: vs. ARIZONA - 3/11/19 GAME 3: at ARIZONA - 3/29/19 LEADING SCORERS: LEADING SCORERS: ALL TIME vs. WIN/PHX/ARI: 72-48-15-9 12 - A. DEBRINCAT (6G, 3A) 15 - B. RICHARDSON (1G, 0A) 19 - J. TOEWS (5G, 4A) 20 - D. STROME (1G, 0A) 88 - P. KANE (5G, 3A) 11 - B. PERLINI (1G, 0A) Please visit the Media Relations page on the Blackhawks website for additional game notes, NOTABLE ABSENCES: NOTABLE ABSENCES: news clips, press releases and more: 5 - C. MURPHY (BACK) 6 - J. CHYCHRUN (KNEE) 27 - A. GALCHENYUK (LOWER BODY) 42 - G. FORSLING (WRIST) http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/media 45 - J. ARCHIBALD (LOWER BODY) login: [email protected] PROBABLE GOALIE: PROBABLE GOALIE: password: media 50 - C. CRAWFORD · 0-0-0 (-- GAA) 32 - A. RAANTA · 1-3-0 (2.21 GAA)