Blackhawks @ Kings, Numerology

Chicago Blackhawks (80 pts, 33-10-14) @ Los Angeles Kings (66 pts, 30-21-6)

9:30 pm CDT, Staples Center - Los Angeles, CA

TV : WGN

Radio : 720 AM WGN

Blackhawks' last game : 1-2 L (SO) @ Sharks

Kings' last game : 0-2 L vs Flyers

Enemy Territory : Jewels From The Crown

Season Series/Schedule

DATE	SCORE	W. GOAL
Feb 03 '14	@LAK
Dec 30 '13	LAK 0 at CHI 1	B. Saad
Dec 15 '13	LAK 1 at CHI 3	K. Versteeg

6000 : Tonight's game is the 6000th in Blackhawks franchise history.

202 : The number of power play opportunities for the Kings this year, tied for the third most in the NHL.  They have only produced 28 power play goals, for 13.9% conversion rate, the 29th ranked power play unit.

61 : The number of the takeaways credited to Marian Hossa, the most in the NHL.

31.3 : The average number of shots per game for the Kings, 9th in the NHL, even though they have the second fewest goals per game average at 2.25.

31 : The number of 2nd period goals scored by the Kings, the least in the NHL.  The Blackhawks have 77 2nd period goals, the most in the NHL.

22:55 : Drew Doughty's average time on ice per game, the sixth highest average in the NHL.

11 : The number of games, in the last 42 played, in which the Kings have given up more than two goals.

6-8-2 : The Kings' record versus the Central Division this year.

3 : The number of consecutive games in which Brandon Saad, Marian Hossa and Kris Versteeg have at least one point in.

2-7-1 : The Kings' record in their last 10 games.

Probable Blackhawks Lineup

Forwards

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

Defensive Pairings

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

Goaltender

Corey Crawford (20-8-10, 2.40 GAA, .914 save %, 0 SO)

Injuries

Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
P. Kane	57	25	35	60	+8	18	9	6
P. Sharp	57	28	27	55	+16	30	8	2
J. Toews	57	18	34	52	+19	26	3	2
D. Keith	56	3	45	48	+18	8	2	1
M. Hossa	52	23	24	47	+23	14	4	3

Probable Kings Lineup

Forwards

Tyler Toffoli - Anze Kopitar - Jeff Carter
Dustin Brown - Mike Richards - Justin Williams
Dwight King - Jarret Stoll - Trevor Lewis
Kyle Clifford - Colin Fraser - Jordan Nolan

Defensive Pairings

Jake Muzzin - Drew Doughty
Robyn Regehr - Slava Voynov
Willie Mitchell - Matt Greene

Goaltender

Jonathan Quick (15-12-2, 2.13 GAA, .913 save %, 3 SO)

Injuries

None

Leadings Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
A. Kopitar	57	16	27	43	+21	16	7	5
M. Richards	57	7	28	35	-4	20	3	2
J. Carter	47	20	14	34	+4	22	5	3
J. Williams	57	14	15	29	+5	32	4	1
D. Doughty	57	7	21	28	+14	52	4	1