Blackhawks vs Oilers, Numerology

Chicago Blackhawks (68 pts, 29-8-10) vs Edmonton Oilers (35 pts, 15-27-5)

6 pm CDT, United Center - Chicago, IL

TV : CSN Chicago

Radio : 720 AM WGN

Blackhawks' last game : 1-2 L (OT) @ Canadiens

Oilers' last game : 4-3 W vs Penguins

Enemy Territory : The Copper & Blue

Season Series/Schedule

DATE	SCORE	W. GOAL
Jan 12 '14
Nov 25 '13	CHI 5 at EDM 1	P. Kane
Nov 10 '13	EDM 4 at CHI 5	D. Keith

165 : The number power play opportuntiues for the Oilers this year, the 3rd most in the NHL.

100 : Jordan Eberle's shooting percentage in four shootout attempts this year.

56.2 : Marcus Kruger's faceoff win percentage, 11th best in the NHL.  He has won at least 50% of his draws in 19 of his last  23 games.

8.5 : The average number of penalty minutes per game for the Blackhawks, the 3rd lowest in the NHL.

8 : The number of short handed goals allowed by the Oilers this year, the most in the NHL.

7-15-3 : The Oilers road record this season.

4 : The number of assists by Sam Gagner in the last three games.

3.45 : The goals against average of the Oilers, the worst in the NHL.

3-23-1 : The Oilers record when trailing after two periods.

-41 : The Oilers' goal differential this season.

Probable Blackhawks Lineup

Forwards

Patrick Sharp - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa
Bryan Bickell - Marcus Kruger - Patrick Kane
Brandon Saad - Michal Handzus - Kris Versteeg
Brandon Bollig - Andrew Shaw - Ben Smith

Defensive Pairings

Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook
Niklas Hjalmarsson - Johnny Oduya
Nick Leddy - Michal Rozsival

Goaltender

Antti Raanta (11-1-3, 2.27 GAA, .911 save %, 1 SO)

Injuries

Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
P. Kane	47	23	31	54	+8	14	9	6
P. Sharp	47	25	23	48	+22	24	7	2
J. Toews	47	16	30	46	+22	14	3	0
D. Keith	47	3	40	43	+17	6	2	1
M. Hossa	42	16	20	36	+23	8	2	3

Probable Oilers Lineup

Forwards

Taylor Hall - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Sam Gagner
Nail Yakupov - Mark Arcobello - Jordan Eberle
David Perron - Boyd Gordon - Ales Hemsky
Luke Gazdic - Ryan Smyth - Ryan Jones

Defensive Pairings

Andrew Ference - Justin Schultz
Nick Schultz - Anton Belov
Jeff Petry - Martin Marincin

Goaltender

Devan Dubnyk (11-16-2, 3.30 GAA, .895 save %, 2 SO)

Injuries

Corey Potter (groin) out, Philip Larsen (illness) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
T. Hall	40	17	25	42	-13	14	4	0
J. Eberle	46	14	23	37	-9	8	4	2
R. Nugent-Hopkins	45	13	22	35	-13	10	4	3
D. Perron	43	17	17	34	-5	44	7	2
A. Hemsky	46	6	16	22	-13	16	1	1