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Blackhawks vs Kings, Game 1 : Game Day Numbers

Jonathan Daniel


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Chicago Blackhawks (8-4) vs Los Angeles Kings (8-6)

2 pm CDT, United Center - Chicago, IL

TV : NBC

Radio : 88.7 FM

Enemy Territory : Jewels From The Crown

Series Schedule/Results

DATE SCORE W. GOAL
Jun 01 '14 @CHI
May 30 '14 @LAK
May 28 '14 @CHI
May 26 '14 @LAK
May 24 '14 @LAK
May 21 '14 @CHI
May 18 '14 @CHI

91.3 : The Blackhawks' penalty kill percentage, the highest in the playoffs.

27 : The number of shots on goal the Blackhawks have been averaging per game in the playoffs, the worst out of the four teams left in the playoffs.

7 : The number of the eight Blackhawks' eight game winning playoff goals scored by Jonathan Toews or Patrick Kane,

3.21 : The Kings' goals per game average, the highest in the playoffs.

2.25 : The Blackhawks' goals against average per game in the playoffs. second only behind the Rangers of the four teams remaining.

2.02 : Corey Crawford's career GAA in the playoffs.  Jonathan Quick's career playoff GAA is 2.17, and yet he is considered an elite goalie and Crow isn't.

Probable Blackhawks Lineup

Forwards

Bryan Bickell - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa

Patrick Sharp - Michal Handzus - Patrick Kane

Brandon Saad - Peter Regin - Kris Versteeg

Brandon Bollig - Marcus Kruger - Ben Smith

Defensive Pairings

Duncan Keith -Brent Seabrook

Johnny Oduya - Niklas Hjalmarsson

Nick Leddy - Michal Rozsival

Goaltender

Corey Crawford (8-4, .931 save %, 1.97 GAA, 1 SO)

Leading Scorers

PLAYER GP G A P +/- PIM PP GW
M. Hossa 12 2 9 11 +4 6 1 0
B. Seabrook 9 2 9 11 +3 17 1 0
P. Kane 12 6 4 10 +5 8 0 3
J. Toews 12 5 5 10 +5 6 1 4
B. Bickell 12 6 3 9 +3 8 2 0

Probable Kings Lineup

Forwards

Marian Gaborik - Anze Kopitar - Dustin Brown
Tanner Pearson - Jeff Carter - Tyler Toffoli
Trevor Lewis - Jarret Stoll - Justin Williams
Dwight King - Mike Richards - Jordan Nolan

Defensive Pairings

Jake Muzzin - Drew Doughty
Jeff Schultz - Slava Voynov
Alec Martinez - Matt Greene

Goaltender

Jonathan Quick (8-6, .914 save %, 2.72 GAA, 1 SO)

Leading Scorers

PLAYER GP G A P +/- PIM PP GW
A. Kopitar 14 5 14 19 +8 10 1 1
M. Gaborik 14 9 6 15 +4 4 2 1
J. Williams 14 5 6 11 +7 27 2 1
J. Carter 14 4 7 11 +1 2 3 0
D. Doughty 14 1 8 9 +7 14 1 0