Blackhawks vs Stars, Game Day Numbers

Chicago Blackhawks (97 pts, 41-16-15) vs Dallas Stars (79 pts, 34-25-11)

7 pm CDT, United Center - Chicago, IL

TV : CSN Chicago

Radio : 720 AM WGN

Blackhawks last game : 0-2 L vs Predators

Stars last game : 2-1 W @ Jets

Enemy Territory : Defending Big D

Season Series/Schedule

DATE	SCORE	W. GOAL
Mar 25 '14	@CHI
Dec 10 '13	CHI 6 at DAL 2	B. Saad
Dec 03 '13	DAL 4 at CHI 3	A. Roussel
Nov 29 '13	CHI 2 at DAL 1 - SO	B. Smith
Nov 09 '13	CHI 5 at DAL 2	P. Kane

688 : The number of giveaways by the Stars this season, the fifth most in the NHL.

178 : The number of penalty minutes for Antoine Roussel this season,the second most in the NHL.

141 : The number of shots blocked by Niklas Hjmalarsson this season, ranked 16th in the NHL.

127 : The number goals the Blackhawks have scored at home this season, the most in the NHL.

34 : The number of secondary assists for Duncan Keith this season, the most in the NHL.

30 : The number of primary assists for Tyler Seguin this season, tied with Sidney Crosby for 4th in the NHL.

29 : The number of penalties drawn by Andrew Shaw this season, the most on the team.

29 : The number of points (17 G, 12 A) scored by Marian Hossa in 31 career games against the Stars

15.7 : The Stars' power play success rate this season, ranked 23rd in the NHL.

-14 : Jamie Benn's +/- rating in 16 career games against the Blackhawks.

Probable Blackhawks Lineup

Forwards

Kris Versteeg - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa
Patrick Sharp - Michal Handzus - Andrew Shaw
Brandon Saad - Teuvo Teravainen - Ben Smith
Brandon Bollig - Marcus Kruger - Jeremy Morin

Defensive Pairings

Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya - Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy - Sheldon Brookbank

Goaltender

Corey Crawford (28-13-10, 2.21 GAA, .919 save %, 2 SO)

Injuries

Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out, Patrick Kane (lower body) out, Bryan Bickell (upper body) out, Michal Rozsival (lower body) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
P. Sharp	72	30	39	69	+17	36	8	2
P. Kane	69	29	40	69	+7	22	10	6
J. Toews	72	28	38	66	+28	34	5	5
D. Keith	71	5	50	55	+23	26	3	2
M. Hossa	62	25	29	54	+28	18	4	4

Probable Stars Lineup

Forwards

Jamie Benn - Tyler Seguin - Valeri Nichushkin
Ray Whitney - Cody Eakin - Colton Sceviour
Antoine Roussel - Vernon Fiddler - Ryan Garbutt
Shawn Horcoff - Dustin Jeffrey - Alex Chiasson

Defensive Pairings

Alex Goligoski - Trevor Daley
Jordie Benn - Brenden Dillon
Aaron Rome - Sergei Gonchar

Goaltender

Tim Thomas (18-22-4, 2.93 GAA, .907 save %, 0 SO)

Injuries

Eric Cole (upper body) doubtful, Rich Peverley (cardiac event) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
T. Seguin	69	32	42	74	+14	4	9	6
J. Benn	71	30	39	69	+18	54	5	3
A. Goligoski	70	5	28	33	-4	28	3	0
C. Eakin	70	14	17	31	-10	30	3	1
V. Nichushkin	68	13	18	31	+19	8	2	2