Tonight will be the third and final tilt against the Blackhawks this season, with the Flames sitting 0-1-1 against Chicago.
Jonathan Huberdeau has scored in both contests this season and has an assist for a team-leading three points, while Nazem Kadri and Elias Lindholm have a goal and an assist each. Lucic has a season-series leading seven hits in the pair of outings.
### 2. KNOW YOUR ENEMY
The Blackhawks haven't played since Saturday, when they fell 6-3 at home to the Devils.
They are last in the league at 24-46-6, and are 2-8 in their last 10 outings.
Dougie Hamilton opened the scoring in the second period for New Jersey before Tyler Johnson would knot it up just over a minute later. Lukas Reichel scored to put the homeside ahead but Jersey scored a pair to lead by one after 40 minutes. They would add three more in the third, while Andreas Athanasiou would get the final tally for Chicago.
The game was notable in that it marked the return of Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, who had not played since Jan. 28 due to effects of long Covid. He picked up an assist in the outing.
"Definitely finding my way a little bit," Toews told media after the tilt. "I think the first period was rough. That's a fast team, fast game. No matter what, when you miss some time, there's going to be some catching up. But I think second, third period I started to feel a little bit more comfortable.
"Sometimes when your timing gets better, then you're not overexerting yourself, as well. So yeah, I think overall, definitely feel like I'm in a good place, progressing, since the time off. It's just working, trying to get better every game for the rest of the year here."
With Patrick Kane gone to the Rangers at the trade deadline, the return of the veteran provides some stability to the lineup.
"It was good to have him back," Chicago coach Luke Richardson said. "I thought he was a big presence on the bench, very vocal and made a nice play. I thought he gave us some energy when we switched lines up a little bit in the third. I would've liked to get them out a few more offensive zone face-offs, it just didn't work out."
### 3. FAST FACTS
AMAZING ANDERSSON:
Rasmus Andersson is just one point away from matching his career high in points (50) which he set last season, and currently has a career-best 11 goals on the campaign. Andersson also has a career-high four game-winning goals this season and is looking to become just the fifth defenceman in franchise history to have five or more GWG's in a season, joining Dion Phaneuf (7 in 2005-06), Dougie Hamilton (5 in 2016-17), Paul Reinhart (5 in 1984-85) and Al MacInnis (5 in 1993-94). With one more point, Andersson could become the first defenceman in franchise history to record back-to-back 50-point seasons since Phaneuf did in 2006-07 and 2007-08, and just the seventh defender in Flames history to do so.
STONE COLD:
Michael Stone made his return to the lineup on Sunday against Anaheim after missing 20 games with a lower-body injury, playing 13:41 of and scoring the game-winning goal. Stone's goal was his sixth of the season which is tied for the second most he has had in a single campaign (6 in 2015-16) and is now just two goals away from matching his career-high of eight, which he set during the 2013-14 season with the Coyotes.
NEW BEST:
Blake Coleman recorded an assist on Milan Lucic's game-tying goal on Sunday against the Ducks to set a new career high in points with 37. Coleman's previous high came during the 2018-19 season when he scored 22 goals and added 14 assists for 36 points as a member of the New Jersey Devils. Coleman has now recorded points in back-to-back games following his goal in Vancouver on Friday night.
Stick tap to Flames Public Relations Coordinator Jordan Bay for compiling these notes.
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### 4. PLAYERS TO WATCH
Flames - Tyler Toffoli
Toffoli stayed white hot, recording a pair of assists in the win over the Ducks. He now has 15 points in his last 10 games (7G, 8A) and is a team-leading +8 over that span. Toffoli has already set new career-highs in goals (33) and points (38) this season and dating back to March 16, only two skaters in the NHL have more points than him.
Blackhawks - Taylor Raddysh
The big winger - acquired in a trade with Tampa in March - has picked up a pair of helpers in each of his last two games during an offensive surge.
### 5. DID YOU KNOW
Nikita Zadorov scored his 10th goal of the season against the Ducks. Big Z's 10 goals were the most among Russian-born defencemen in the NHL this season as of Monday, as he moved out of a tie with Mikhail Sergachev (9).
