Blackhawks @ Coyotes, Numerology

Chicago Blackhawks (84 pts, 35-10-14) @ Phoenix Coyotes (62 pts, 26-20-10)

8 pm CDT, Jobing.com Arena - Glendale, AZ

TV : CSN Chicago

Radio : 720 AM WGN

Blackhawks' last game : 2-0 W @ Ducks

Coyotes' last game : 1-3 L vs Stars

Enemy Territory : Five For Howling

Season Series/Schedule

DATE	SCORE	W. GOAL
Feb 07 '14	@ PHX
Nov 30 '13	CHI 5 at PHX 2	N. Hjalmarsson
Nov 14 '13	PHX 4 at CHI 5 - SO	B. Pirri

472 : The number of takeaways by the Blackhawks this season, the third most in the NHL.

177-88-36 : The Coyotes' all time record when Shane Doan scores a goal (.684 win %).

122 : The number of shorthanded faceoff wins by Antoine Vermette, the second most in the NHL.

52.2 : The Coyotes' team faceoff win percentage, the fourth highest in the NHL.

41 : The number of power play goals the Coyotes have given up this year.  Only Toronto (44) and Ottawa (43) have given up more.

39 : The number of points for the Coyotes' top scorer Mike Ribeiro. The Blackhawks have six players with at least 40 points.

36 : The number of 1st period goals scored by the Coyotes, the fifth fewest in the NHL.

11 : The number of points (8 G, 3 A) scored by Antoine Vermette during is current eight game point streak.

7 : The number of shootout goals scored by Jonathan Toews this season.  He is tied with Logan Couture for the league lead.

4-6-2 : The Coyotes' record versus the Central Division this year.

Probable Blackhawks Lineup

Forwards

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

Defensive Pairings

Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook
Niklas Hjalmarsson - Michal Rozsival
Nick Leddy - Sheldon Brookbank

Goaltender

Corey Crawford (22-8-10, 2.36 GAA, .916 save %, 1 SO)

Injuries

Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out, Johnny Oduya (lower body) out, Patrick Kane (personal) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
P. Kane	59	27	36	63	+8	18	10	6
P. Sharp	59	28	30	58	+18	34	8	2
J. Toews	59	19	36	55	+21	26	3	2
M. Hossa	54	24	26	50	+26	16	4	4
D. Keith	58	3	45	48	+19	8	2	1

Probable Coyotes Lineup

Forwards

Shane Doan - Martin Hanzal - Radim Vrbata
Lauri Korpikoski - Antoine Vermette - Mikkel Boedker
Tim Kennedy - Mike Ribeiro - David Moss
Paul Bissonnette - Kyle Chipchura - Jeff Halpern

Defensive Pairings

Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Zbynek Michalek
Keith Yandle - Derek Morris
David Schlemko - Michael Stone

Goaltender

Mike Smith (19-16-9, 2.85 GAA, .910 save %, 1 SO)

Injuries

None

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
M. Ribeiro	56	14	25	39	-3	28	3	3
M. Boedker	56	15	22	37	-6	18	3	0
R. Vrbata	54	13	24	37	-5	18	6	2
M. Hanzal	51	14	22	36	-4	69	4	2
A. Vermette	56	21	14	35	+1	32	6	2