PREVIEW: Blackhawks Face Wild in Minnesota

TIME: 1:00 p.m.
TV: CHSN | RADIO: WGN-720-AM

The Blackhawks travel to Minnesota for their second matchup against the team 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

Teuvo Teravainen has 13 points (3G, 10A) over his last 10 contests against Minnesota, with points in eight of those 10 games and three multi-point efforts. Pat Maroon played for the Wild during the 2023-24 season, registering 16 points (4G, 12A) in 49 games. During their last meeting on Nov. 10, Jason Dickinson found the back of the net, while Philipp Kurashev scored the overtime game-winning goal during a 2-1 victory at the United Center.

LAST TIME OUT

A Taylor Hall hat trick helped the Blackhawks to a 6-2 victory over the Dallas Stars on Wednesday at the United Center. Tyler Bertuzzi posted two assists and Louis Crevier scored his first NHL goal. Connor Bedard and Teuvo Teravainen each scored once. Seven other Blackhawk skaters posted one assist. Petr Mrazek made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 SV%) for his seventh victory of the season while Connor Murphy and Alec Martinez led all game skaters with five blocked shots each.

HALL PASS

Forward Taylor Hall notched three goals on Wednesday against Dallas for his first hat trick since Dec. 5, 2013 as a member of the Edmonton Oilers. He became the fifth player in NHL history to go 10 years between hat tricks, joining Dit Clapper, Woody Dumart, Guy Carbonneau and Matt Duchene. Hall's first goal came 17 seconds into the game, marking the fastest opening goal for Chicago since Feb. 9, 2020 (Dominik Kubalik: 0:15).

BED OR ALIVE

On Wednesday, forward Connor Bedard recorded his fourth goal of the season and 77th career point (26G, 51A; 90 GP), and tied Bobby Hull (24G, 53A; 106 GP) for the third-most points by a Blackhawks teenager. He now trails Eddie Ulczyk (49G, 80A; 149 GP) and Patrick Kane (29G, 65A; 99 GP). Bedard now has three points (1G, 2A) over his last four games and continues to lead the team with 16 points (4G, 12A) in 22 games this season.

LOUIS AND CLARK

Defenseman Louis Crevier scored his first career NHL goal on Wednesday in his second game with the Blackhawks this season. He also ranked fourth among all game skaters with three blocked shots and ranked fifth among all Chicago skaters with 17:58 of time on ice.