Blackhawks vs Blues : Game Day Numbers

Chicago Blackhawks (103 pts, 44-19-15) vs St. Louis Blues (111 pts, 52-18-7)

11 :30 AM CDT, United Center - Chicago, IL

TV : NBC

Radio : 88.7 FM

Blackhawks last game : 4-3 W @ Blue Jackets

Blues last game : 0-4 L vs Avalanche

Enemy Territory : St. Louis Game Time

Season Series/Schedule

DATE	SCORE	W. GOAL
Apr 06 '14	@ CHI
Mar 19 '14	STL 0 at CHI 4	D. Keith
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

327 : The number of minor penalties the Blues of taken this season, the fourth most in the NHL.

100 : The number of goals the Blues have scored on the road this season, ranked 15th in the NHL.

99 : The number of goals the Blackhawks have scored in the 2nd period this season, the most in the NHL.

85.7 : The Blues' penalty kill percentage this season, second best in the NHL.

33.2 : The average shots per game for the Blackhawks this season. the second most in the NHL.

17 : The number power play goals the Blues have allowed on the road this season, the fewest in the NHL.

2.21 : The goals against average for the Blues this season, the third lowest in the NHL.

.659 : The Blues' winning percentage this season when they out shoot their opponents, the second highest in the NHL.

Probable Blackhawks Lineup

Forwards

Patrick Sharp - Andrew Shaw - Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad - Ben Smith - Kris Versteeg
Bryan Bickell - Peter Regin - Jeremy Morin
Brandon Bollig - Marcus Kruger - Joakim Nordstrom

Defensive Pairings

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

Goaltender

Corey Crawford (30-15-10, 2.23 GAA, .918 save %, 2 SO)

Injuries

Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out, Patrick Kane (lower body) out, Jonathan Toews (upper body) out, Johnny Oduya (lower body) day to day

Leading Scorers

PLAYER	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	PP	GW
P. Sharp	78	32	43	75	+13	38	10	2
P. Kane	69	29	40	69	+7	22	10	6
J. Toews	76	28	40	68	+26	34	5	5
D. Keith	77	6	54	60	+20	26	3	3
M. Hossa	68	28	29	57	+26	20	4	4

Probable Blues Lineup

Forwards

Chris Porter - David Backes - T.J. Oshie
Brenden Morrow - Vladimir Sobotka - Jaden Schwartz
Magnus Paajarvi - Patrik Berglund - Steve Ott
Dmitrij Jaskin - Maxim Lapierre - Ryan Reaves

Defensive Pairings

Alex Pietrangelo - Jay Bouwmeester
Carlo Colaiacovo - Kevin Shattenkirk
Jordan Leopold - Roman Polak

Goaltender

Brian Elliott (18-5-2, 1.93 GAA, .922 save %, 4 SO)

Injuries

Alexander Steen (upper body) our, Vladimir Tarasenko (hand) out

Leading Scorers