OCTOBER 20, 2018 · 6:00 PM CT · BLACKHAWKS AT COLUMBUS · NATIONWIDE ARENA · GAME 7 (AWAY GAME 4) TV: WGN (FOLEY/OLCZYK) · RADIO: AM-720 (WIEDEMAN/MURRAY)

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES 3 PLAYERS TO WATCH • LAST GAME: The Blackhawks fell to the 4-1 Thursday evening #9 at the United Center. It was the first game this season in which failed AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI to claim at least a . The regulation loss ended a five-game point streak 26 F 6 3 6 4 2 19:42 for the club. The Blackhawks set an NHL record by starting the 2018-19 regular Panarin's nine points lead the season with five consecutive games. Blue Jackets this season. The forward also has a team-high • VS. BLUE JACKETS: Chicago has a record of 48-26-2-7 in 83 all-time regular two game-winning goals in the season games vs. Columbus. has 48 career points (16G, 32A) club's four wins. The former against the Blue Jackets. The total is a tie for most points all-time by a Black- Blackhawk also paced his club hawk with . The Blackhawks went 1-1-0 in two matchups with in both goals and assists (27G, Columbus last campaign. Kane paced all Chicago skaters with three points (1G, 55A) during the 2017-18 cam- 2A). earned the win on October 7, 2017. The regis- paign. tered 32 stops and posted a .970 save percentage in the contest. • BACK IN THE CROW'S: NEST Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford played in his first game since December 23, 2017 on Thursday. Crawford recorded 27 ZACH WERENSKI #8 saves in his 2018-19 debut, and registered a .900 save percentage. The Montre- AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI al, native posted a 2.27 goals-against average in 28 appearances during 21 D 6 1 2 2 1 24:49 the 2017-18 campaign. His .929 save percentage tied for third-best in the NHL Werenski paces all Blue Jackets last season of who appeared in at least 20 games. defensemen with five take- aways this season. His 18 shots • THE AND THE CAT: and Alex DeBrincat have each on also lead the club's de- notched at least one point in the first six games this season. They are only the fenseman and rank 11th among fourth duo in Blackhawks history to post matching six-game point streaks to all NHL blueliners. The Grosse start a season and the first to do so since Steve Larmer and Adam Creighton Pointe, native is in his in the 1991-92 season. Toews and DeBrincat are one of two sets of teammates third NHL season. to have an active six-plus game point streak in the NHL (Nathan MacKinnon and Miko Rantanen, 7 games). • ONE-TIMERS: Jonathan Toews' six-game point streak is his longest streak since registering a seven-game point streak from March 14-23, 2017. Erik Gus- tafsson led all Blackhawks skaters with a time on ice of 23:04 Thursday against CAM ATKINSON #13 Arizona. The ice time was the most the defenseman has played in a single game AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI in his career. 29 F 6 4 2 2 -4 18:41 Atkinson's four goals share a tie 2018-19 TEAM COMPARISON for the club lead in Columbus. He also paces the Blue Jack- ets in power play points this campaign with three (1G, 2A). RECORD: 3-1-2 (8 PTS) RECORD: 4-2-0 (8 PTS) The forward tallied two goals in OVERALL: T-9TH OVERALL: T-9TH Columbus' 6-3 victory Thursday CONFERENCE: T-5TH WESTERN CONFERENCE: T-5TH EASTERN evening over the Philadelphia DIVISION: T-4TH CENTRAL DIVISION: T-2ND METROPOLITAN Flyers.

GOALS FOR: 3.83 (5TH) GOALS FOR: 3.67 (9TH) GOALS AGAINST: 4.17 (29TH) GOALS AGAINST: 3.67 (T-24TH) POWER PLAY: 10.0% (28TH) POWER PLAY: 16.0% (21ST) SEASON SCHEDULE VS. CBJ KILL: 64.7% (30TH) PENALTY KILL: 68.4% (29TH) GAME 1: at COLUMBUS - 10/20/18 TEAM FO%: 49.1% (22ND) TEAM FO%: 49.2% (21ST) GAME 2: vs. COLUMBUS - 2/16/19 2018 : DNQ 2018 PLAYOFFS: 1ST ROUND (DEF. 4-2 BY WSH) ALL-TIME VS CBJ: 48-26-2-7 LEADING SCORERS: LEADING SCORERS: 12 - A. DEBRINCAT (6G, 4A) 9 - A. PANARIN (3G, 6A) 88 - J. TOEWS (5G, 5A) 13 - C. ATKINSON (4G, A) 12 - P. KANE (5G, 3A) 71 - N. FOLIGNO (3G, 2A) 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) 3 - S. JONES (KNEE) 42 - G. FORSLING (WRIST) 17 - B. DUBINSKY (OBLIQUE) http://blackhawks.nhl.com/team/media

login: [email protected] PROBABLE GOALIE: PROBABLE GOALIE: password: media 50 - C. CRAWFORD · 0-1-0 (3.16 GAA) 72 - S. BOBROVSKY · 1-2-0 (4.38 GAA)