Blackhawks @ Wild, Numerology

Chicago Blackhawks (76 pts, 32-8-12) @ Minnesota Wild (59 pts, 27-20-5)

7 pm CDT, Xcel Center - St. Paul, MN

TV : CSN Chicago

Radio : 720 AM WGN

Blackhawks' last game : 4-5 L (SO) @ Red Wings

Wild's last game : 0-4 L @ Stars

Enemy Territory : Hockey Wilderness

Season Series/Schedule

DATE	SCORE	W. GOAL
Apr 03 '14	@ CHI
Jan 23 '14	@ MIN
Dec 05 '13	CHI 3 at MIN 4	M. Scandella
Oct 28 '13	CHI 5 at MIN 1	S. Brookbank
Oct 26 '13	MIN 5 at CHI 3	J. Pominville

199 : The number of career points (85 G, 114 A) scored by Kyle Brodziak.

119 : The total amount of goals scored by the Wild this season.  In comparison, the Blackhawks have scored 131 5 on 5 goals.

79.2 : The Wild's penalty kill rate, ranked 24th in the NHL.

29:33 : Ryan Suter's absurd average time on ice per game. The next closest player is Brian Campbell at 27:57.

27.7 : The average amount of shots allowed per game by the Wild, 5th best in the NHL.  Their 26.6 shots per game is the fourth lowest in the NHL.

22 : The number of points (11 G, 11 A) the red hot Marian Hossa has scored against the Wild in 25 career games.

16 : The number of power play assists for Duncan Keith, tied for 5th in the NHL.

14 : The number of points the Wild have earned in January so far after getting just ten points the entire month of December.

4 : The number of times the Wild have been shutout this season.  The Blackhawks haven't been shutout since 2/25/12.

3: The number of goals Jason Pominville has scored in three games versus the Blackhawks this year.

Probable Blackhawks Lineup

Forwards

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

Defensive Pairings

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

Goaltender

Antti Raanta (12-1-3, 2.25 GAA, .911 save %, 1 SO)

Injuries

Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
P. Kane	52	23	35	58	+11	16	9	6
P. Sharp	52	26	25	51	+18	24	8	2
J. Toews	52	17	32	49	+22	26	3	1
D. Keith	52	3	43	46	+19	8	2	1
M. Hossa	47	21	22	43	+24	12	3	3

Probable Wild Lineup

Forwards

Zach Parise - Charlie Coyle - Nino Niederreiter
Dany Heatley - Mikael Granlund - Jason Pominville
Matt Cooke - Kyle Brodziak - Justin Fontaine
Jason Zucker - Erik Haula - Torrey Mitchell

Defensive Pairings

Ryan Suter - Jonas Brodin
Marco Scandella - Nate Prosser
Keith Ballard - Clayton Stoner

Goaltender

Darcy Kuemper (4-3-0, 2.39 GAA, .916 save %, 1 SO)

Injuries

Mikko Koivu (ankle) out, Jared Spurgeon (foot) out, Josh Harding (illness) day to day

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
M. Koivu	44	8	27	35	-4	18	1	3
J. Pominville	52	19	14	33	-4	12	5	5
R. Suter	52	6	25	31	+5	24	2	0
Z. Parise	37	15	12	27	+1	18	8	2
N. Niederreiter	52	9	17	26	+10	30	1	0