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PREVIEW: Blackhawks Host Predators in First of Three Meetings
Chicago hosts Nashville on Sunday night at the United Center
by Carter Baum @CarterBaum / Blackhawks.com
TIME: 6 p.m. CT
TV: NBCSCH | RADIO: WGN 720 AM & TUDN 1200 AM | STREAM: MyTeamsApp (In Market) & ESPN+ (Out of Market)
The Blackhawks return home to face the Nashville Predators on Sunday night to open a three-game homestand this week (TICKETS).
GAMECENTER: CHI vs. NSH
TEAM RECORDS
- CHI: 1-9-2, 4 PTS
- NSH: 6-5-0, 12 PTS
HOW TO WATCH
Can't make it to the United Center? Don't miss a minute of the action with Pat Foley and Eddie Olczyk on NBC Sports Chicago. Viewers in the Chicago area can stream the game on the MyTeamsApp, while out of market fans can stream on ESPN+.You can also listen to the game on WGN Radio with John Wiedeman and Caley Chelios on the call.
NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH SPOTLIGHT
Sunday night is Chicago's annual Native American Heritage Month game spotlight with special events and performances throughout the night, including an opening performance by the YellowCloud drum circle (Forest County Potawatomi) and Starla Thompson (Potawatomi), who will showcase a Jingle Dress dance. Individuals from the broader Chicago community during will be recognized during the Land Acknowledgement, all of whom are members of original tribes of Illinois. Additionally, veterans and active service members from the Sac & Fox Nation of Oklahoma will be on the ice during the national anthem, followed by a performance from dancers of the Sac & Fox Nation who will share their culture as part of Black Hawk's ancestral tribe during an intermission.
Fleury debuts Native American Heritage mask VS. NASHVILLE
The Predators won last year's season series with a 7-0-1 record and allowing Chicago an average of just 1.75 goals per game. Alex DeBrincat posted two goals, including the game winner in overtime on Feb. 21, 2020 at home for the team's lone victory over Nashville. The Blackhawks and Predators split their four-game season series during the 2019-20 campaign. Chicago netted seven goals on Nov. 16, 2019 in Nashville, their second highest single-game goal total that season.The Predators are one of four teams (Columbus, Dallas and St. Louis) Patrick Kane has more than 60 career points against (24G, 41A). Seth Jones was originally drafted by Nashville in the first round (4th overall) in the 2013 NHL Draft. He posted 63 points (15G, 48A) in 199 career games with the club before he was traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Nashville enters Sunday's game victorious in five of their last six gmaes, most recently a 3-2 win over Vancouver on Friday night.
CHANGE BEHIND THE BENCH
On Saturday, the Blackhawks relieved Jeremy Colliton from his coaching duties and appointed Derek King interim head coach. He had been the head coach of the Rockford IceHogs since being hired on April 25, 2019. He previously served as interim head coach of Rockford from Nov. 6, 2018 through the conclusion of the 2018-19 seasonPrior to taking over behind the bench, King worked as an assistant coach on the IceHogs' staff from 2016-18, originally being named to the position on July 7, 2016. The Hamilton, Ontario native was originally selected in the first round (13th overall) of the 1985 NHL Draft by the New York Islanders.
HELPING HAND
Seth Jones picked up his team-leading 10th assist against the Jets on Friday and extended his point streak (3A) to three games. His 10 helpers share first among league blueliners and fourth among all skaters. Jones recorded a four-game point streak (5A) from Oct. 21-29. The longest assist streak of his career is five games, set from Feb. 4-13, 2021 last season with Columbus (6A).
SPECIAL TEAMS
The Blackhawks went 2-for-3 on the penalty kill on Friday night against the Jets and MacKenzie Entwistle netted the team's first shorthanded goal on the season early in the third period. Chicago currently shares fifth in the NHL in penalty kill percentage, killing 87.5 percent of opponent power plays this season.The Blackhawks scored their 10th power-play goal against Ottawa on Monday, a total that shares third in the NHL. Alex DeBrincat's three power-play markers share fifth in the league.
MILESTONE MAN
Patrick Kane played in his 1,037th career game on Friday against Winnipeg, bumping him up to fourth place on the Blackhawks' all-time games played list. With his two points (1G, 1A) against Carolina, Kane is now just one point shy of 1,100 career NHL points (409G, 690A). On Monday against Ottawa, Kane notched his seventh career hat trick and registered his 16th career game with four or more points (3G, 1A). In the process, he passed Steve Larmer for sole possession of third on the Blackhawks' all-time goals list and also passed Denis Savard for third on the club's all-time points list. Only eight U.S.-born players in NHL history have recorded more hat tricks than Kane.
YOUNG CAT
Alex DeBrincat notched his 20th career multi-goal game and in the process registered his 125th career goal on Wednesday nigt. That total passed Steve Larmer (124) for sole possession of sixth on the Blackhawks all-time goals list prior to the players 24th birthday, just behind his teammates Toews and Kane. The Farmington Hills, Michigan native turns 24 on Dec. 18.Most Goals Before 25th Birthday in Team History
1. Jeremy Roenick 199
2. Bobby Hull 162
3. Denis Savard 160
4. Jonathan Toews 144
5. Patrick Kane 126
6. Alex DeBrincat 125
7. Steve Larmer 124
