PREVIEW: Blackhawks Head to Vancouver for Canucks Contest

TIME: 9:00 p.m.
TV: NBCSCH | RADIO: WGN-720-AM | STREAM: MyTeamsApp (In Market) & ESPN+ (Out of Market)
The Blackhawks begin their Canada road swing with a game against Vancouver.

RECAP

A late third period goal from Ian Mitchell wouldn't be enough as the Blackhawks dropped a 2-1 decision to the LA Kings on Sunday evening in Chicago ... For Mitchell, it's his first goal and fourth point (1G, 3A) with the Blackhawks this season ... Andreas Athanasiou recorded his fifth assist of the year ... Max Domi also tallied an assist and currently ranks second on the team with 18 assists this season ... Jason Dickinson, Sam Lafferty, and Reese Johnson all posted a game-high four hits ... Seth Jones led all Blackhawks' skaters with 24:45 of time on ice ... Petr Mrazek made 25 saves.

VS. VANCOUVER

Patrick Kane has registered 42 points (14G, 28A) in 45 career games against the Canucks, including 11 points (3G, 8A) over his last nine contests ... In 17 games vs. Vancouver, Max Domi has tallied 14 points (3G, 11A) ... A former Canuck, Jason Dickinson will matchup against his previous team on Tuesday evening ... Dickinson secured 11 points (5G, 6A) in 62 games with Vancouver during the 2021-22 campaign ... During their last trip to Vancouver, the Blackhawks defeated the Canucks 1-0 on Nov. 21, 2021.

MIXING AND MAXING

Blackhawks forward Max Domi chipped in an assist on Sunday evening and now has points (1G, 1A) in back-to-back games ... He has also recorded eight points (3G, 5A) over his last nine outings ... Domi's 14 goals and 32 points (14G, 18A) each pace all Blackhawks' skaters this season.

AA BATTERY

With an assist on Sunday night, Blackhawks forward Andreas Athanasiou has points (1G, 1A) in consecutive games ... He also tied a season-high with three hits vs. Los Angeles (Dec. 27 at CAR) ... Athanasiou currently ranks fourth on the team with ten goals this season.

FACE-TO-FACE

As a team, the Blackhawks continue to lead the NHL with a faceoff win percentage of 56.1% ... On Sunday evening against Los Angeles, the Blackhawks went 26-for-43 (61%) in the faceoff circle ... Sam Lafferty went 5-for-6 (83.3%) vs. the Kings ... Additionally, Jonathan Toews continues to lead the league with a faceoff win percentage of 63.4% on the year.