Morning Chirps: Senators come in red hot, more history for Crosby

The Chicago Blackhawks are back in action tonight with a strange 7:45 pm CT start. All 32 National Hockey League teams are playing tonight, so hopefully you make the right decisions for your fantasy teams. We’ll be back after the morning skate with a full game preview and some late-night Postgame Musings.

Blackhawks Chirps

• In case you missed our Monday feature, Blackhawks Trends, I looked at three things trending up and three that need improvement heading into the week.

• Jeremiah Lee is happy with the start to Connor Bedard’s season, but says he still has a lot of work to do.

• Spent an hour in the Second Balcony last night, where Frank and I discussed the Lukas Reichel trade and what’s wrong with the Blackhawks' power play.

• Another game, and another goal for Roman Kantserov! He has 13 goals in 20 KHL games. He scored 13 goals in 47 games all of last season.

• On this date in 1978, Bobby Orr scored the final goal of his legendary career in a 7-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings. Chronic knee injuries forced him to retire 11 days later as the NHL’s all-time leader in goals and points for defensemen.

• Blackhawks Birthday Roll Call, Oct. 28: Gary Nylund, Kevin Dineen, Mark Cullen, and Artyom Levshunov.

NHL Chirps

• Tonight’s opponent, the Ottawa Senators, beat the Boston Bruins 7-2 last night. After defeating the Washington Capitals 7-1 on Saturday, they scored seven goals in back-to-back games for the first time since 1993.

• Sidney Crosby had a heck of a night in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 6-3 win over the St. Louis Blues. With a goal and two assists, he is now the only active player in the NHL with 1,700 career points. He also set the franchise record for the most multi-point games, as well as reaching 1,900 points in the regular season and playoffs combined.

• Staying in Pittsburgh, a fan was taken to an area hospital with “life-threatening injuries” after falling from the upper deck at PPG Paints Arena. According to The Athletic’s Josh Yohe, this is the third time this season, and the second time in three days, someone has been hospitalized after a high fall at a Pittsburgh sporting venue.

• NHL Birthday Roll Call, Oct. 28: Doug Roberts, Jude Drouin, Paul Baxter, Benoit Hogue, Martin Skoula, Cole Smith, Jack Eichel, and Alex Laferriere.