PREVIEW: Blackhawks Look to Finish Road Swing Strong Against Ducks
Chicago faces Anaheim in second leg of Southern California back-to-back
TIME: 7:00 p.m.
TV: CHSN | RADIO: WGN-720-AM
The Blackhawks square off against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday for the first meeting between the two clubs this season. Fans can catch the action on CHSN or listen live on WGN Radio. More information on how to watch Blackawks games can be found at Blackhawks.com/HowtoWatch.
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
Chicago went 2-1-0 against the Ducks during the 2023-24 campaign. Chicago is 10-2-1 in their last 13 games against Anaheim and 4-2-0 over their last six road contests against them. Taylor Hall has an active four-game point streak against Anaheim (2G, 2A) and points in seven of his last eight against the club (2G, 5A). Pat Maroon played in 204 career games with the Ducks, registering 79 points (26G, 53A) from 2011-16.
LAST TIME OUT
The Blackhawks defeated the Los Angeles Kings 4-3 in a shootout on Saturday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena. Tyler Bertuzzi, Ryan Donato and Nick Foligno each scored once, while Donato scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout. Five Blackhawks recorded an assist, including Nolan Allan, who now has three helpers over his last five games. Petr Mrazek appeared in his 400th career NHL game and made 37 saves on 40 shots for his fourth victory of the season.
PETR PIPER
Goaltender Petr Mrazek dressed in his 400th career NHL game on Saturday, which ranks third all-time among Czechia-born netminders (Tomas Vokoun and Dominik Hasek). It was the second time this season that Mrazek has 30+ saves in a game (Oct. 25 vs. NSH). He now has 270 saves this season, which ranks second among all NHL goaltenders (Lukas Dostal).
DON DRAPER
Blackhawks forward Ryan Donato notched an assist and now has points (4G, 2A) in four-straight games, his longest point streak since Dec. 13-20, 2022 with Seattle. He now shares second among all team skaters with eight points (6G, 2A) in 10 games this season, while his six goals lead all Blackhawks skaters. With the assist, Donato is now 10 helpers awar from 100 for his NHL career.
VLASS ACT
Against the Kings, defenseman Alex Vlasic registered an assist and now shares second among all team skaters with six assists in 12 games this season. He also recorded four blocked shots on Saturday and now shares seventh among all NHL skaters with 31 blocked shots in the 2024-25 campaign.