Chicago Blackhawks Notes 3 Players to Watch 2018-19
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OCTOBER 31, 2018 · 9:00 PM CT · BLACKHAWKS AT VANCOUVER · ROGERS ARENA · GAME 13 (AWAY GAME 6) TV: WGN (FOLEY/KONROYD) · RADIO: AM-720 (WIEDEMAN/MURRAY) CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES 3 PLAYERS TO WATCH • LAST GAME: The Blackhawks were defeated 2-1 in overtime Sunday night ELIAS PETTERSSON #40 against the Edmonton Oilers. Chicago won a season-high 57-percent of faceoffs AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI Sunday vs. EDM (33-for-58). The club now paces the NHL with six overtime 19 C 7 7 3 2 3 16:07 games (3-0-3). Pettersson notched two goals Monday against the Wild. The • VS. CANUCKS: Chicago has an all-time record of 87-70-22-10 against the Canucks in 189 games. This is the first of three meetings between Vancouver Sundsvall, Sweden native leads and the Blackhawks this season and the lone matchup at Rogers Arena. The all rookies in points (10) and Canucks swept the season series last year and Chicago is looking for their first goals (7) this season. Four of win in Vancouver since Nov. 19, 2016 (4-3, OT). Since the 2012-13 season, Chica- Pettersson's 10 points have go is 8-6-4 vs. VAN. come on the power play. His 43.8 percent shooting percent- • REIGN OF KANE: Patrick Kane extended his point-streak to six games with age also paces all rookies (min. an assist Sunday. He has six goals and four assists during the streak. Kane (50 three shots). points) passed Denis Savard (49 points) for most points against the Oilers all- time by a Blackhawk. The forward has factored in each of the Blackhawks last BROCK BOESER #6 four goals and has collected at least one point in 11 of the club's first 12 games AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI this season. 21 F 11 2 5 8 -2 17:45 Boeser's 55 points (29G, 26A) • THE JOKER AND THE THIEF: Henri Jokiharju registered a season-high six shots on goal Sunday against EDM. He currently paces all NHL rookies and Black- shared first among all Canucks hawks defensemen in shots with 36. The Oulu, Finland native also skated in a skaters during the 2017-18 cam- career-high 24:14 of total ice time vs. the Oilers. Nick Schmaltz leads the club paign. His 29 goals last season with 14 takeaways this season, including four in the matchup with Edmonton led the club. The forward was a Sunday. Schmaltz has also won 67-percent (8-for-12) of his faceoffs over his last Calder Trophy finalist a season three games. ago for the National Hockey League's top rookie. • ONE-TIMERS: Brent Seabrook tallied a power-play goal Sunday vs. Edmonton. Seabrook's two markers lead all Chicago defensemen this season. He shares first among Blackhawks blueliners with seven points (2G, 5A) with Jokiharju and BO HORVAT #53 Duncan Keith. The Blackhawks have played in 24 all-time tilts on Halloween and AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI have a record of 13-8-3-0 in those matchups. Their last Halloween contest was 23 C 13 7 3 11 -6 19:14 a 5-4 overtime victory over NSH on Oct. 31, 2011 at the United Center. Horvat paces the entire Pacific Division with 153 faceoff wins. 2018-19 TEAM COMPARISON The centerman's 11 blocked CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS VANCOUVER CANUCKS shots leads all Canucks for- RECORD: 6-3-3 (15 PTS) RECORD: 7-6-0 (14 PTS) wards this season. He is also OVERALL: T-7TH OVERALL: T-11TH first in shots on goal for his CONFERENCE: T-4TH WESTERN CONFERENCE: 8TH WESTERN club with 31 SOG. DIVISION: T-4TH CENTRAL DIVISION: 3RD PACIFIC GOALS FOR: 3.42 (T-9TH) GOALS FOR: 2.69 (25TH) GOALS AGAINST: 3.58 (24TH) GOALS AGAINST: 3.23 (21ST) POWER PLAY: 12.2% (T-30TH) POWER PLAY: 18.9% (18TH) SEASON SCHEDULE VS. VAN PENALTY KILL: 75.7% (21ST) PENALTY KILL: 84.6% (8TH) GAME 1: at VANCOUVER - 10/31/18 TH TH TEAM FO%: 49.3% (18 ) TEAM FO%: 48.2% (26 ) GAME 2: vs. VANCOUVER - 2/7/19 2018 PLAYOFFS: DNQ 2018 PLAYOFFS: DNQ GAME 3: vs. VANCOUVER - 3/18/19 LEADING SCORERS: LEADING SCORERS: ALL-TIME VS VAN: 87-70-22-10 88 - P. KANE (11G, 7A) 53 - B. HORVAT (7G, 3A) 12 - A. DEBRINCAT (8G, 6A) 40 - E. PETTERSSON (7G, 3A) 19 - J. TOEWS (6G, 5A) 6 - B. BOESER (2G, 5A) NOTABLE ABSENCES: NOTABLE ABSENCES: Please visit the Media Relations page on the 5 - C. MURPHY (BACK) 23 - A. EDLER (LOWER BODY) Blackhawks website for additional game notes, 31 - A. NILSSON (FINGER) news clips, press releases and more: 47 - S. BAERTSCHI (UPPER BODY) http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/media PROBABLE GOALIE: PROBABLE GOALIE: login: [email protected] 50 - C. CRAWFORD · 3-2-0 (2.44 GAA) 25 - J. MARKSTROM · 4-3-0 (3.09 GAA) password: media.