Chicago Blackhawks (99 pts, 42-17-15) @ Ottawa Senators (72 pts, 29-29-14)
6:30 pm CDT, Canadian Tire Centre – Ottawa, ON
TV : CSN Chicago
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks last game : 0-3 L @ Bruins
Senators last game : 2-3 L (SO) @ Panthers
Enemy Territory : Silver Seven
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 28 ’14 | @ OTT | |
| Oct 29 ’13 | OTT 5 at CHI 6 | A. Shaw |
390 : The number of points scored by Marian Hossa in a Senators uniform.
80.1 : The Senators’ penalty kill rate, ranked 24th in the NHL.
55 : The number of primary points (goals + primary assists) for Patrick Sharp this season, ranked ninth in the NHL.
12 : Brandon Saad’s penalties drawn to penalties taken ratio this season, the highest on the team.
12-29-6 : Craig Anderson’s record as a member of the Blackhawks.
11.4: The percentage of the Senators’ goals (23 of 201) Bobby Ryan, who is out for the rest of the season, has scored.
9-1-3 : The Blackhawks’ record in the second half of back to back games this season.
3.28 : The goals allowed per game average for the Senators this season, the second worst in the NHL.
.594 : The Senators winning percentage when they score first, ranked 24th in the NHL.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Kris Versteeg – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Patrick Sharp – Michal Handzus – Andrew Shaw
Brandon Saad – Teuvo Teravainen- Bryan Bickell
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Peter Regin
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy – Sheldon Brookbank
Goaltender
Antti Raanta (12-3-4, 2.45 GAA, .905 save %, 1 SO)
Injuries
Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out, Patrick Kane (lower body) out, Michal Rozsival (lower body) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Sharp | 74 | 30 | 41 | 71 | +17 | 36 | 8 | 2 |
| P. Kane | 69 | 29 | 40 | 69 | +7 | 22 | 10 | 6 |
| J. Toews | 74 | 28 | 39 | 67 | +29 | 34 | 5 | 5 |
| D. Keith | 73 | 6 | 51 | 57 | +24 | 26 | 3 | 3 |
| M. Hossa | 64 | 26 | 29 | 55 | +29 | 18 | 4 | 4 |
Probable Senators Lineup
Forwards
Milan Michalek – Jason Spezza – Ales Hemsky
Clarke MacArthur – Kyle Turris – Mark Stone
Colin Greening – Zack Smith – Chris Neil
Mike Hoffman – Mika Zibanejad – Erik Condra
Defensive Pairings
Marc Methot – Erik Karlsson
Jared Cowen – Eric Gryba
Chris Phillips – Cody Ceci
Goaltender
Craig Anderson (21-14-8, 3.10 GAA, .908 save %, 3 SO)
Injuries
Bobby Ryan (hernia) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Karlsson | 72 | 20 | 49 | 69 | -17 | 32 | 5 | 1 |
| J. Spezza | 67 | 19 | 40 | 59 | -22 | 44 | 7 | 2 |
| K. Turris | 72 | 22 | 29 | 51 | +16 | 37 | 4 | 4 |
| C. MacArthur | 69 | 22 | 27 | 49 | +9 | 72 | 8 | 5 |
| B. Ryan | 70 | 23 | 25 | 48 | +7 | 45 | 6 | 2 |