Blackhawks vs Blues, Game Day Numbers

Chicago Blackhawks (93 pts 39-15-15) vs St Louis Blues (101 pts, 47-14-7)

7 PM CDT, United Center - Chicago, IL

TV : NBCSN

Radio 720 AM WGN

Blackhawks' last game : 2-3 L (OT) @ Flyers

Blues' last game : 3-1 W @ Jets

Enemy Territory : St. Louis Game Time

Season Series/Schedule

DATE	SCORE	W. GOAL
Apr 06 '14	@STL
Mar 19 '14	@CHI
Dec 28 '13	CHI 5 at STL 6 - SO	K. Shattenkirk
Oct 17 '13	STL 3 at CHI 2 - SO	T. Oshie
Oct 09 '13	CHI 2 at STL 3	A. Steen

699 : The number of career coaching wins for Joel Quenneville who could pick up his 700th win against the team he got his first win for.

34 : The number of points scored (15 G, 19 A) by Marian Hossa in 40 career games versus the Blues.

9-2-3 : Corey Crawford's career record versus the Blues with a 2.45 GAA and .909 save %.

8 : The number of shootout wins the Blues have this season. Too bad for them there are no shootouts in the post season.

2.19 : The Blues' goals against average this season, 3rd best in the NHL.

2-2-0 : Ryan Miller's career record versus the Blackhawks with a 2.03 GAA and .939 save %.

0 : The number of regulation losses the Blues have versus the Central Division this season.

.864 : The Blues' winning percentage when they score first, 2nd only behind Pittsburgh.

-4 : David Backes' career +/- in 42 games against the Blackhawks.

Probable Blackhawks Lineup

Forwards

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

Defensive Pairings

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

Goaltender

Corey Crawford (26-12-10, 2.26 GAA, .918 save %, 1 SO)

Injuries

Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out, Brandon Saad (upper body) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
P. Kane	67	29	39	68	+8	22	10	6
P. Sharp	68	29	36	65	+18	36	8	2
J. Toews	68	27	37	64	+26	30	5	4
M. Hossa	58	25	28	53	+27	16	4	4
D. Keith	67	3	50	53	+23	22	2	1

Probable Blues Lineup

Forwards

Jaden Schwartz - Alex Steen - David Backes
Patrik Berglund - Vladimir Sobotka - Dmitrij Jaskin
Brenden Morrow -Derek Roy - Steve Ott
Chris Porter - Maxim Lapierre - Ryan Reaves

Defensive Pairings

Alex Pietrangelo - Jay Bouwmeester
Kevin Shattenkirk - Barret Jackman
Ian Cole - Roman Polak

Goaltender

Ryan Miller (22-22-4, 2.53 GAA, .925 save %, 0 SO)

Injuries

Jordan Leopold (ankle) out, Magnus Paajarvi (upper body) out, Vladimir Tarasenko (hand) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
T. Oshie	67	17	37	54	+20	34	5	4
A. Steen	57	30	23	53	+15	40	5	8
J. Schwartz	66	21	30	51	+28	21	3	1
D. Backes	63	23	26	49	+12	89	9	4
A. Pietrangelo	68	8	39	47	+23	20	2	1