MAY 6, 2021 · 6:00 PM CT · BLACKHAWKS AT HURRICANES · PNC ARENA · GAME 54 (AWAY GAME 28) TV: NBCSCH+ (FOLEY/OLCZYK) · RADIO: AM-720 (WIEDEMAN/MURRAY) CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS NOTES THREE PLAYERS TO WATCH • LAST GAME: The Blackhawks lost 6-3 to the Hurricanes on Tuesday night at PNC Arena ... Alex DeBrincat scored VINCENT TROCHECK #16 twice and Mike Hardman recorded his first career National Hockey League goal for the Blackhawks ... Collin Delia AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI received the start and made 22 saves. 27 C 44 17 26 16 +2 18:22 Trocheck has back-to-back two-assist games • VS. CAROLINA: Chicago’s six goals in Feb. 4th’s victory over Carolina was their second highest single-game total against the Blackhawks and has points (2G, 6A) of the season ... The Blackhawks recorded three first-period power-play markers for the first time since Dec. 29, in five straight games vs. Chicago during the 2015 at ARI in that victory against the Hurricanes ... Patrick Kane registered two helpers on Tuesday and leads the 2020-21 campaign. His 43 points this year are Blackhawks with 11 points (3G, 8A) vs. Carolina this year ... Kane recorded a season-high four points (1G, 3A) vs. his most since the 2017-18 season when he posted a career-high 75 the Hurricanes on Feb. 4 ... Dominik Kubalik is third on the team with eight points (2G, 6A) in seven games vs. (31G, 44A) in 82 regular-season games as a member of the Florida Carolina this season. Panthers. He is two assists shy from recording the 200th of his NHL career. • BLACKHAWKS FIRSTS: Mike Hardman and MacKenzie Entwistle were the first Blackhawks to register their first National Hockey League points on the same play since October 6, 2007 when Patrick Kane and Magnus Johansson DOUGIE HAMILTON #19 notched their firsts with helpers on a Tuomo Ruutu goal that evening. AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI 27 D 53 10 32 35 +23 22:44 • ON THE PROWL: Alex DeBrincat stretched his point streak (5G, 2A) to five games and his goal streak (5G) to four A first-round pick (9th overall) of the Boston games with a shorthanded marker and even-strength tally on Tuesday night … It was his first career SHG … It Bruins in the 2011 National Hockey League Draft, was his fifth multi-goal game of the year … The four-game goal streak matches a season high (Feb. 27-March 5) Hamilton has three points (2G, 1A) over his last … He has a point (6G, 4A) in seven of his last eight games against the Hurricanes. three games. The Toronto, Ontario native has registered 40 or more points in six of his nine seasons in the NHL. • ONE-TIMERS: Ian Mitchell picked up a point for the third straight contest with a helper against the Hurricanes ... Hamilton has scored 10 or more goals in every year since the 2014-15 Connor Murphy shared the team lead with three blocked shots on Tuesday night and is third in the league with campaign. He notched career highs in assists (37) and points (50) 110 blocks this season. during the 2016-17 season with the Calgary Flames. 2020-21 TEAM COMPARISON SEBASTIAN AHO #20 AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- TOI CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS CAROLINA HURRICANES 23 C 53 24 33 30 +20 19:38 Record: 22-25-6 (50 PTS) Record: 36-10-7 (79 PTS) Aho is currently on a season-long nine-game Overall: T-20TH Overall: 1ST point streak (6G, 11A) and during the run he has Division: 6TH (Central) Division: 1ST (Central) five multi-point games, including two three- point efforts. The Rauma, Finland native scored Goals For: 2.81 (17TH) Goals For: 3.26 (10TH) an NHL career-high 83 points (30G, 53A) during the 2018-19 campaign Goals Against: 3.32 (26TH) Goals Against: 2.34 (3RD) and was named to the All-Star Game for the first time in his career. Power Play%: 22.0 (10TH) Power Play%: 26.6 (2ND) Aho has 24 points (8G, 16A) in 23 career Stanley Cup postseason Penalty Kill%: 76.9 (26TH) Penalty Kill%: 85.1 (3RD) contests. Team FO%: 46.6 (28TH) Team FO%: 53.9 (2ND) SEASON SCHEDULE VS. CAROLINA Leading Scorers: Leading Scorers: DATE TIME BROADCAST INFORMATION Patrick Kane (15G, 49A) Sebastian Aho (24G, 33A) Alex DeBrincat (28G, 23A) Vincent Trocheck (17G, 26A) Tues. Feb. 2 vs. CAR 7:00 PM CT (L-SO, 4-3) Dominik Kubalik (17G, 18A) Andrei Svechnikov (15G, 27A) 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: Goaltenders: Tues. March 30 vs. CAR 6:30 PM CT (W, 2-1) Kevin Lankinen • 16-14-5 (3.04 GAA) Petr Mrazek • 6-1-2 (1.75 GAA) Thurs. April 1 vs. CAR 7:00 PM CT (L, 4-3) Malcolm Subban • 6-8-1 (3.20 GAA) Alex Nedeljkovic • 15-4-3 (1.89 GAA) Mon. May 3 at CAR 6:00 PM CT (L, 5-2) Collin Delia • 0-3-0 (4.04 GAA) James Reimer • 15-5-2 (2.66 GAA) Tues. May 4 at CAR 6:00 PM CT (L, 6-3) Thurs. May 6 at CAR 6:00 PM CT NBCSCH+/WGN Radio *Stats as of May 5 10:00 p.m. Season Results vs. CAR: 2-4-1.