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Blackhawks @ Ducks, Numerology

The road trip continues with one last game in California versus the Ducks, in a meeting of the top two teams in the league.

Jeff Gross

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Chicago Blackhawks (82 pts, 34-10-14) @ Anaheim Ducks (85 pts,40-13-5)

9 pm CDT, Honda Center - Anaheim, CA

TV : WGN

Radio : 720 AM WGN

Blackhawks' last game : 5-3 W @ Kings

Ducks' last game : 2-4 L vs Blue Jackets

Enemy Territory : Anaheim Calling

Season Series/Schedule

DATE SCORE W. GOAL
Feb 05 '14 @ANA
Jan 17 '14 ANA 2 at CHI 4 B. Bickell
Dec 06 '13 ANA 3 at CHI 2 - SO K. Palmieri

200 : The number of goals scored by the Blackhawks this year, the most in the NHL.  The Ducks are second with 189 goals.

17 : The number of goals scored by Andrew Cogliano, one shy of his career high.

16 : The number of wins for the Ducks when their opponents score first, the most in the NHL.

11-23-3 : The Blackhawks' all time record in Anaheim.

10 : The number of power plays goals scored by Patrick Kane, tied for third in the NHL.

9 : The number of game winning goals scored by Corey Perry, the most in the NHL.  His linemate Ryan Getzlaf is second with 7.

8 : The number of goals needed by Teemu Selanne to tie Mario Lemieux for 10th all time.

4 : The number of consecutive games with an assist for Kris Versteeg.

2-4-0 : The Ducks' record at home after starting 20-0-2.

.741 : The Ducks' winning percentage in one goal games, the best in the NHL.

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 (21-8-10, 2.42 GAA, .914 save %, 0 SO)

Injuries

Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER GP G A P +/- PIM PP GW
P. Kane 58 27 36 63 +8 18 10 6
P. Sharp 58 28 29 57 +16 34 8 2
J. Toews 58 18 36 54 +19 26 3 2
M. Hossa 53 23 25 48 +24 16 4 3

Probable Ducks Lineup

Forwards

Dustin Penner - Ryan Getzlaf - Corey Perry
Patrick Maroon - Mathieu Perreault - Teemu Selanne
Jakob Silfverberg - Saku Koivu - Andrew Cogliano
Kyle Palmieri - Dave Steckel - Daniel Winnik

Defensive Pairings

Francois Beauchemin - Hampus Lindholm
Ben Lovejoy - Cam Fowler
Bryan Allen - Sami Vatanen

Goaltender

Jonas Hiller (24-8-4, 2.35 GAA, .915 save %, 4 SO)

Injuries

Viktor Fasth (upper body) out, Nick Bonino (upper body) out, Mark Fistric (lower body) out, Sheldon Souray (wrist) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER GP G A P +/- PIM PP GW
R. Getzlaf 54 27 37 64 +23 22 4 7
C. Perry 58 29 30 59 +23 48 6 9
N. Bonino 56 16 24 40 +5 14 6 1
A. Cogliano 58 17 14 31 +16 20 0 2
C. Fowler 58 6 24 30 +12 12 4 2