Chicago Blackhawks (88 pts, 37-13-14) @ Buffalo Sabres (46 pts, 19-36-8)
6:30 pm CDT, First Niagara Center – Buffalo, NY
TV : NBCSN
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks’ last game : 6-1 W vs Blue Jackets
Sabres’ last game : 0-2 L @ Panthers
Enemy Territory : Die By The Blade
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 09 ’14 | @ BUF | |
| Oct 12 ’13 | BUF 1 at CHI 2 | P. Kane |
80.6 : The Blackhawks PK%, which has them up to 22nd in the league.
46-52-13-1 : The Blackhawks all time record versus the Sabres.
29 : The number of 1st period goals scored by the Sabres, the least in the NHL.
19 : The number of wins the Sabres have this season. The Blackhawks have 17 on the road alone.
6.5 : The over/under on how many times that Buffalo is mentioned as Patrick Kane’s hometown tonight.
6 : The number of points (3 G, 3 A) scored by Kane against the Sabres in seven career games.
5 : The number of points (1 G, 4 A) Cody Hodgson has scored in five career games versus the Blackhawks.
3 : The number of shorthanded assists for Niklas Hjalmarsson, tied for second in the NHL.
1.92 : The Sabres’ goals per game average, the only team in the NHL averaging less than two goals per game.
1-9-0 : The Sabres’ record versus the Central Divison.
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
Corey Crawford (24-11-10, 2.30 GAA, .917 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 | 63 | 27 | 38 | 65 | +6 | 18 | 10 | 6 |
| P. Sharp | 64 | 29 | 33 | 62 | +17 | 34 | 8 | 2 |
| J. Toews | 64 | 24 | 37 | 61 | +24 | 30 | 5 | 3 |
| M. Hossa | 57 | 24 | 26 | 50 | +25 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| D. Keith | 63 | 3 | 47 | 50 | +21 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
Probable Sabres Lineup
Forwards
Ville Leino – Tyler Ennis – Drew Stafford
Nicolas Deslauriers – Cody Hodgson – Marcus Foligno
Luke Adadm – Brian Flynn – Matt D’Agostini
Matt Ellis – Zenon Konopka – John Scott
Defensive Pairings
Tyler Myers – Christian Ehrhoff
Chad Ruhwedel – Mike Weber
Jamie McBain – Henrik Tallinder
Goaltender
Jhonas Enroth (4-13-5, 2.82 GAA, .911 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Alexander Sulzer (lower body) out, Zemgus Girgensons (lower body) out, Chris Stewart (lower body)doubtful, Torrey Mitchell (foot) doubtful
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Moulson | 55 | 17 | 21 | 38 | -5 | 26 | 8 | 2 |
| C. Hodgson | 53 | 16 | 18 | 34 | -19 | 20 | 7 | 0 |
| T. Ennis | 61 | 16 | 16 | 32 | -12 | 20 | 4 | 0 |
| C. Ehrhoff | 61 | 6 | 23 | 29 | -10 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| C. Stewart | 60 | 15 | 11 | 26 | +2 | 116 | 3 | 3 |