Blackhawks vs Sharks, Numerology

Chicago Blackhawks (66 pts, 29-7-8) vs San Jose Sharks (58 pts, 26-10-6)

7 pm CDT, United Center - Chicago, IL

TV : WGN, NBCSN

Radio : 720 AM WGN

Blackhawks' last game : 5-3 W @ Devils

Sharks' last game : 3-4 L @ Avalanche

Enemy Territory : Fear The Fin

Season Series/Scehdule

DATE	SCORE	W. GOAL
Feb 01 '14
Jan 05 '14
Nov 17 '13	SJS 1 at CHI 5	P. Sharp

681 : The number of blocked shots by the Sharks this year, the fifth most in the NHL.

348 : The number points scored by Joe Pavelski since the 07-08 season, which is fourth most among American born players in that time frame.

78 : The Sharks' road penalty kill percentage, 23rd in the NHL.

44 : The number points (13 G, 31 A) for Joe Thornton in 42 career games versus the Blackhawks.

36-36-5-6 : The Blackhawks' all time record versus the Sharks.

35.9 : The Sharks' average shots on goal per game, the most in the NHL.

26 : The number of points (10 G, 16 A) Marian Hossa has in 28 career games versus the Sharks.

21 : The number of goals the Sharks have given up in the 1st period, the second lowest in the NHL.

10 : The number of assists by Joe Thornton in his last six games.

9-0-3 : The Blackhawks record versus the Pacific Division this year.

Probable Blackhawks Lineup

Forwards

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

Defensive Pairings

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

Goaltender

Corey Crawford (17-6-, 2.49 GAA, .907 save %, 0 SO)

Injuries

Nikolai Khabibulin (lower body) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
P. Kane	44	23	31	54	+10	14	9	6
P. Sharp	44	25	20	45	+22	24	7	2
J. Toews	44	15	28	43	+21	14	2	0
D. Keith	44	3	39	42	+18	6	2	1
M. Hossa	39	15	20	35	+22	8	2	3

Probable Sharks Lineup

Forwards

Joe Pavelski - Joe Thornton - Brent Burns
Patrick Marleau - Logan Couture - Matthew Nieto
James Sheppard - Bracken Kearns - Andrew Desjardins
Freddie Hamilton - John McCarthy - Mike Brown

Defensive Pairings

Dan Boyle - Marc-Edouard Vlasic
Jason Demers - Scott Hannan
Brad Stuart - Justin Braun

Goaltender

Antti Niemi (22-8-6, 2.39 GAA, .913 save %, 2 SO)

Injuries

Tommy Wingels (upper body) out, Raffi Torres (knee) out, Adam Burish (lower body) out, Tomas Hertl (knee) out, Martin Havlat (lower body) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
J. Thornton	42	5	42	47	+12	8	2	0
P. Marleau	42	19	22	41	+8	6	7	2
J. Pavelski	42	18	22	40	+8	18	7	0
L. Couture	42	14	20	34	+12	12	3	2
T. Hertl	35	15	10	25	+11	2	3	3