Chicago Blackhawks (90 pts, 38-13-14) @ Colorado Avalanche (89 pts, 42 18-5)
8:30 pm CDT, Pepsi Center – Denver, CO
TV : CSN Chicago
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks’ last game : 2-1 W @ Sabres
Avalanche’s last game : 3-2 W (OT) vs Jets
Enemy Territory : Mile High Hockey
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12 ’14 | ||
| Mar 04 ’14 | COL 4 at CHI 2 | T. Barrie |
| 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 |
337:14 : The amount of time the Blackhawks have spent on the power play the season, only Boston has less power play time. The Avalanche are ranked 27th with 337:56.
104 : The number of goals the Blackhawks have scored on the road this season, the only team with over 100 road goals.
89.19 : The Blackhawks penalty kill percentage since January 1st, the 2nd best in the NHL. (Thanks Jen!)
88.9 : The Avalanche’s winning percentage when scoring first, the best in the NHL.
81 : The number of points (38 G, 43 A) Patrick Sharp has scored in March during his career. The only month he has scored more points in is November (83).
43 : The number of days since Antti Raanta’s last start.
8 : The number of major penalties dished out to the Blackhawks this season, tied with Detroit for the least in the NHL.
6 : The number of points (3 G, 3 A) Tyson Barrie has against the Blackhawks this season, including two game winning goals.
3.35 : The Blackhawks’ goals per game average this season, still the most in the NHL. The Avalanche are 6th with 3.02.
1.42 : The Blackhawks’ 5 on 5 goals differential, the second highest in the NHL.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Brandon Saad – Jonathan Toews – Andrew Shaw
Patrick Sharp – Michal Handzus – Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell – 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
Antti Raanta (12-2-3, 2.40 GAA, .904 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 | 64 | 28 | 38 | 66 | +6 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
| P. Sharp | 65 | 29 | 34 | 63 | +17 | 34 | 8 | 2 |
| J. Toews | 65 | 25 | 37 | 62 | +25 | 30 | 5 | 4 |
| M. Hossa | 57 | 24 | 26 | 50 | +25 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| D. Keith | 64 | 3 | 47 | 50 | +23 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
Probable Avalanche Lineup
Forwards
Gabriel Landeskog – Nathan MacKinnon – Jamie McGinn
Ryan O’Reilly – Matt Duchene – John Mitchell
Paul Carey – Max Talbot – Cody McLeod
Andre Beniot – Marc-Andre Cliche – Patrick Bordeleau
Defensive Pairings
Jan Hejda – Erik Johnson
Tyson Barrie _ Nate Guenin
Nick Holden – Cory Sarich
Goaltender
Semyon Varlamov (32-12-5, 2.45 GAA, .925 save %, 1 SO)
Injuries
Alex Tanguay (hip) out, P.A. Parenteau (right knee) out, Paul Stastny (back) day-to-day.
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Duchene | 62 | 21 | 39 | 60 | +5 | 19 | 5 | 6 |
| G. Landeskog | 64 | 19 | 33 | 52 | +17 | 49 | 4 | |
| R. O’Reilly | 63 | 24 | 27 | 51 | +4 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
| N. MacKinnon | 65 | 22 | 29 | 51 | +17 | 22 | 8 | 5Â Â Â Â Â Â |
| P. Stastny | 58 | 20 | 27 | 47 | +10 | 22 | 3 | 3Â Â |