Chicago Blackhawks (79 pts, 33-10-13) @ San Jose Sharks ( 74 pts, 34-15-5)
9:30 PM CDT, SAP Center – San Jose, CA
TV : CSN Chicago, NHLN-US Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks’ last game : 5-2 W @ Canucks
Sharks’ last game : 1-4 L @ Calgary
Enemy Territory : Fear The Fin
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 01 ’14 | @ SJS | |
| Jan 05 ’14 | SJS 3 at CHI 2 – SO | L. Couture |
| Nov 17 ’13 | SJS 1 at CHI 5 | P. Sharp |
26 : The number of points Michal Handzus (8 G, 18 A) scored in 95 career games for the Sharks.
21 : The number of points (9 G, 12 A) Joe Pavelski has scored in 25 career games against the Blackhawks.
20 : The number of consecutive penalty kills by the Blackhawks.
19 : The goal differential between the Blackhawks and Sharks in the 3rd period; the Hawks have 63 3rd period goals to the Sharks’ 44.
12-0-5 : The Blackhawks’ record versus the Pacific division this season.
9-7-1 : The Sharks’ record when trailing after one period.
8 : The number of goals Joe Thornton has scored this year to go along with his 47 assists.
5 : The number of Blackhawks have at least one point in both games of this road trip so far. (Saad, Hossa, Sharp, Keith, Versteeg)
3 : The number home regulation losses for the Sharks this year.
.009 : The Sharks’ shooting percentage their last three games; just one goal on 110 shots.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Kris Versteeg – Brandon Pirri – Patrick Kane
Brandon Saad – Michal Handzus – Andrew Shaw
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Niklas Hjalmarsson – Johnny Oduya
Nick Leddy – Michal Rozsival
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (20-8-9, 2.45 GAA, .911 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Kane | 56 | 25 | 35 | 60 | +9 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| P. Sharp | 56 | 28 | 27 | 55 | +17 | 28 | 8 | 2 |
| J. Toews | 56 | 18 | 34 | 52 | +20 | 26 | 3 | 2 |
| D. Keith | 55 | 3 | 45 | 48 | +19 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Hossa | 51 | 23 | 23 | 46 | +23 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
Probable Sharks Lineup
Forwards
Matt Nieto – Joe Thornton – Brent Burns
Patrick Marleau – Joe Pavelski – Tommy Wingels
James Sheppard – Andrew Desjardins – Mike Brown
Martin Havlat – Bracken Kearns – Eriah Hayes
Defensive Pairings
Marc-Edouard Vlasic – Jason Demers
Brad Stuart – Justin Braun
Matt Irwin – Dan Boyle
Goaltending
Antti Niemi (27-11-6, 2.38 GAA, .913 save %, 2 SO)
Injuries
Tyler Kennedy (undisclosed) day to day, Adam Burish (back) out, Logan Couture (hand) out, Tomas Hertl (knee) out, Raffi Torres (knee) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Thornton | 55 | 8 | 47 | 55 | +15 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
| J. Pavelski | 55 | 28 | 25 | 53 | +13 | 26 | 10 | 3 |
| P. Marleau | 55 | 22 | 27 | 49 | +5 | 12 | 7 | 2 |
| L. Couture | 43 | 14 | 21 | 35 | +13 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| B. Burns | 42 | 14 | 15 | 29 | +21 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
