The Chicago Blackhawks (25-46-6) are on the road to take on the Vancouver Canucks (34-36-7), who will be looking to snap their losing streak, at Rogers Arena on Thursday.
Chicago is coming off a 4-3 win over the Flames on Tuesday, ending a streak of eight defeats in a row. The Blackhawks committed only one penalty in the game, holding Calgary without a power play goal.
Andreas Athanasiou was the top goalscorer for the Blackhawks with two goals. Petr Mrazek saved 33 of 36 shots in the win.Vancouver dropped their fourth in a row, falling 5-2 to the Kraken on Tuesday.
Elias Pettersson and Anthony Beauvillier each scored once for the Canucks. Collin Delia only had 23 saves on 27 shots against (.851%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Canucks have won both games between the teams this season, including a 4-2 victory in their most recent meeting in March, their third straight win against Chicago. Four players had two points for Vancouver. Lukas Reichel and Connor Murphy were on the scoresheet for Chicago. Delia got the win, saving 29 of 31 shots (.935%).
FACING OFF
Chicago is averaging just 2.44 goals per game for the season, worst in the NHL. The visitors will be looking to improve on that figure against a Canucks team that is allowing 3.70 goals a game (29th).
Meanwhile, Vancouver has found the net 3.34 times a game on average, 11th in the league, and the Blackhawks are allowing opponents to score 3.61 goals per game (25th).
Chicago averages fewer shots a game (26.5) than any other team in the league, while the team’s 9.3% shooting percentage is 27th. Vancouver has had difficulty stopping shots, ranking No. 32 with a team save percentage of .884%.
The Blackhawks will be looking to add to their 29th-ranked power play percentage of 16.29% against the Canucks, who are the league’s weakest penalty killing team (71.18%).
Vancouver, meanwhile, has scored on 22.18% of their power play opportunities (11th), which the hosts will be aiming to improve on against Chicago’s 21st-ranked 76.50% penalty killing rate.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Max Domi and Patrick Kane have been the top skaters for the Blackhawks this season with 49 and 45 points. In the net, Alex Stalock (9-13-1) is Chicago’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.97 GAA and a .911% save percentage.
Mrazek (9-21-3) leads the Blackhawks in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 3.61 and a save percentage of .895%.Pettersson leads the Canucks in scoring with 97 points (9th in the league).
He has 37 goals and 60 assists. Thatcher Demko (11-14-4) has the best goals against average for Vancouver at 3.36. He has a save percentage of .894%.
HOME AND AWAY
Chicago is 11-24-3 away from home this season. Vancouver is seeking to snap a three-game losing streak at home this season.
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