Blackhawks @ Avalanche : Game Day Numbers

Chicago Blackhawks (86 pts, 36-12-14) vs Colorado Avalanche (83 pts, 39-17-5)

7 pm CDT, United Center - Chicago, IL

TV : CSN Chicago

Radio : 720 AM WGN

Blackhawks last game : 5-1 W vs Penguins

Avalanche last game : 6-3 W vs Lightning

Enemy Territory : Mile High Hockey

Season Series/Schedule

DATE	SCORE	W. GOAL
Mar 12 '14
Mar 04 '14
Jan 14 '14	COL 3 at CHI 2 - OT	T. Barrie
Dec 27 '13	COL 2 at CHI 7	P. Sharp
Nov 19 '13	CHI 1 at COL 5	G. Landeskog

151 : The number of 5 on 5 goals the Blackhawks have scored this season, the most in the NHL. The Avalanche have 128.

135 : The number of regular season wins Joel Quennville had as head coach of the Avalanche.

51.6 : The Blackhawks faceoff win percentage this season, the seventh highest in the NHL.

50-48-9-7 : The Blackhawks all time record versus the Avalanche.

49 : The number of points for Nathan MacKinnon this season, which is 12 more than any other rookie in the NHL.

32.4 : The average shots given up per game by the Avalanche this season, ranked 26th in the NHL.

3.03 : The goals per game average for the Avalanche this season, the sixth highest in the NHL.

.882 : The Avalanche's winning percentage when scoring first, only the Penguins have a higher percentage.

.714 : The Avalanche's winning percentage in one goal games, the second highest in the NHL.

Probable Blackhawks Lineup

Forwards

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

Defensive Pairings

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

Goaltender

Corey Crawford (23-10-10, 2.31 GAA, .918 save %, 1 SO)

Injuries

Marian Hossa (upper body) out, Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
P. Kane	61	27	37	64	+8	18	10	6
P. Sharp	62	29	31	60	+20	34	8	2
J. Toews	62	21	37	58	+23	28	3	3
M. Hossa	57	24	26	50	+25	16	4	4
D. Keith	61	3	45	48	20	14	2	1

Probable Avalanche Lineup

Forwards

Gabriel Landeskog - Paul Stastny - Nathan MacKinnon
Ryan O'Reilly - Matt Duchene - P.A. Parenteau
Max Talbot - John Mitchell - Jamie McGinn
Cody McLeod - Marc-Andre Cliche - Patrick Bordeleau

Defensive Pairings

Jan Hejda - Erik Johnson
Tyson Barrie _ Nate Guenin
Nick Holden - Cory Sarich

Goaltender

Semyon Varlamov (30-11-5, 2.48 GAA, .925 save %, 1 SO)

Injuries

Alex Tanguay (hip) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
M. Duchene	58	19	36	55	+1	19	5	5
G. Landeskog	60	19	33	52	+17	47	4	3
N. MacKinnon	61	22	27	49	+15	20	8	5
R. O'Reilly	59	23	23	46	-1	0	7	5
P. Stastny	55	19	27	46	+10	20	3	3