PREVIEW: Blackhawks Face Rangers to Open Weekend Back-to-Back

TIME: 7 p.m. CT
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The Blackhawks open a weekend back-to-back on Saturday night in New York with their first meeting of the year against the Rangers.

TEAM RECORDS

• CHI: 8-12-2, 18 PTS
• NYR: 15-4-3, 33 PTS

HOW TO WATCH

Pat Foley and Eddie Olczyk have you covered on NBC Sports Chicago with pregame coverage beginning at 6:30, while John Wiedeman and Nick Olczyk have the radio broadcast of tonight's game on WGN Radio.

VS. NEW YORK

Chicago makes their first trip to Madison Square Garden since Jan. 17, 2019 when the Rangers defeated the Blackhawks 4-3. These Original Six franchises first played on November 30, 1926.
Alex DeBrincat has a point (3G, 2A) in four of five games against the Rangers over the course of his career. Patrick Kane has notched points (2G, 4A) in five consecutive skates vs. New York. Connor Murphy's dad, Gord, is an assistant coach with the Rangers.

FLOWER POWER

Marc-Andre Fleury won his second-straight game on Thursday against the Capitals, making him just two wins shy of 500 career wins. He would be just the third goaltender in NHL history to accomplish the feat, joining Martin Brodeur and Patrick Roy. Fleury registered his first shutout of the year and 68th of his career after stopping all 40 Canucks' shots on Nov. 21.

COOL CAT

Alex DeBrincat scored his 13th goal of the season on Thursday against Washington. His 13 markers share eighth in the league and he has eight goals in his last 11 games.
He recorded his second overtime goal of the year on Nov. 26 against the Blues. Since the 2018-19 season, the Farmington Hills, Michigan native paces the NHL with seven goals in overtime.