Bob Vorwald

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  • Blackhawks Game Notes For Sunday vs. Montreal

    The Canadiens defeated the Blackhawks in their last matchup on November 5, 2017, 2-0, after the Blackhawks had won eight straight at home dating back to 2006-07. The last time the Canadiens won back-to-back games against the Blackhawks came between the 2008-09 and 2009-10 seasons. ➢ Montreal has won two consecutive games, each over the Senators and each by a score of 5-2. The Canadiens have held opponents to three goals or fewer in seven consecutive games, second-longest active streak […]

  • Bulls Game Notes For Friday vs. Oklahoma City

    ➢ The Thunder won both games played between these teams last season, holding the Bulls to 69 points in the first win and 79 points in the second win. Chicago shot 31.4 percent from the field against Oklahoma City last season, which was the team’s lowest ever against any team in a single season (min. 2 games). ➢ Oklahoma City has won four straight games, and is an NBA-best 16-3 (.842) since October 28. The Thunder have recorded at least […]

  • Bulls Game Notes For Saturday vs. Boston

    ➢ The Celtics defeated Chicago on November 14 in Boston, 111-82. It was the Celtics’ fourth straight win in the series, their longest versus the Bulls since a six-gamer from 2007 to 2008. ➢ Boston has won four straight games overall, averaging 124.5 points on 50.8 percent shooting while making 16.5 three-pointers per game. The Celtics have made at least 17 three-pointers in six games this season, second most in the NBA (Bucks, eight entering Friday). ➢ Kyrie Irving is […]

  • Blackhawks Game Notes For Thursday @ Las Vegas

    Chicago has lost five straight and is 1-7-0 in its last eight. A loss tonight would put the Blackhawks at 9-16-5 (.383), their worst 30-game start since 2003-04 (.379). Opponents are 0-for-19 on the power-play against the Golden Knights in their last six games in Vegas. Only the Sharks and Sabres have also had a perfect penalty-kill percentage in a six-game span at home this season. Vegas has swept the all-time series against Chicago, winning 8-3 on November 27 and […]

  • Blackhawks Game Notes For Wednesday @ Anaheim

    The Blackhawks lost to the Flames, 3-2, at home on Sunday, and are now 3-12-3 in their last 18 games, allowing an average of 3.83 goals per game. That’s their worst 18-game span since the 2003-04 season. Jonathan Toews scored his 12th goal of the season against Calgary. Eight of those goals (including Sunday’s goal) have come in the first period. That’s the highest percentage of goals coming in any single period by any player in the league this year […]

  • Bulls Game Notes For Tuesday @ Indiana

    The Bulls have lost six straight, shooting 28.8 percent from three-point range. After shooting 39.3 percent from three in October, fourth best in the NBA, they are shooting 31.2 percent from beyond the arc since, third worst in the league. Indiana’s bench is shooting 40.0 percent from three this season, second best in the NBA (Golden State, 42.0). The bench is shooting 49.5 percent from the field, best in the NBA. The Pacers beat the Bulls, 107-105, on November 2. […]

  • Blackhawks Game Notes For Saturday @ Nashville

    ➢ The Blackhawks lost to the Jets, 6-5, in Winnipeg on Thursday. They’ve now lost four of their last five, allowing at least four goals in all five of those games, 14 in their last two. That’s the most they’ve allowed in a two-game span since November 2011. ➢ Artem Anisimov had a goal and an assist in the loss to Winnipeg. The goal was just his fourth of the season, putting him on pace for fewer than 13 goals […]

  • Bulls Game Notes For Friday @ Detroit

    ➢ The Pistons have won their last four games against the Bulls, their longest winning streak against Chicago since a five-game streak from 2005 to 2006. It’s tied for Detroit’s second-longest active win streak against any opponent (six straight over Minnesota). ➢ The Pistons have scored 110+ points in each of their last five games, their longest streak since doing so in five straight from March 6-14, 1989. ➢ This is the second straight season Andre Drummond is averaging at […]

  • Bulls Game Notes For Wednesday @ Milwaukee

    Milwaukee won the first meeting between these teams this season, 123-104. In that game, both teams led by as many as 22 points. Last season, they split the season series 2-2, with the road team winning each of the four games. Milwaukee is coming off a 110-107 loss to Charlotte. That was just their third game scoring under 110 points this season, the fewest of any team in the NBA. The Bulls have 16 such games, two more than any […]

  • Blackhawks Game Notes For Tuesday vs. Las Vegas

    Vegas has won three straight, including back-to-back shutouts against Calgary (2-0) and San Jose (6-0). It is the first time in the franchise’s short history where the Knights have recorded a shutout in back-to-back games, and they are the first team this season to do such. The Blackhawks beat the Panthers in overtime on Saturday thanks to a game-tying goal with two seconds remaining in the third period. The last time the Hawks tied a game with two seconds or […]