Chicago Blackhawks (90 pts, 38-15-14) vs Detroit Red Wings (73 pts, 30-23-13)
6:30 PM CDT, United Center – Chicago, IL
TV : NBCSN
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks last game : 2-3 L vs Predators
Red Wings last game : 2-1 W (SO) vs Oilers
Enemy Territory : Winging It In Motown
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 16 ’14 | @CHI | |
| Jan 22 ’14 | CHI 4 at DET 5 – SO | D. Helm |
303 : The number of man games lost to injury for the Red Wings this season.
85.7 : The Red Wings’ penalty kill success rate on the road this season, the third best in the NHL.
65 : The number of takeaways by Marian Hossa, who returns tonight, the most in the NHL.
58 : The number of 1st period goals by the Red Wings this season, their highest scoring period.
56.9 : Marcus Kruger’s faceoff win percentage this season, fifth best in the NHL.
29 : Brandon Saad’s plus/minus rating this season, the fourth best in the NHL.
11-2-3 : Corey Crawford’s career record versus the Red Wings with a .939 save % and a 1,94 GAA.
7-1-2 : The Blackhawks’ record on Sunday this season.
5 : The number of points scored (2 G, 3 A) by Andrew Shaw during his current four game points streak.
1-13-2 : The Red Wings’ record when trailing after two periods.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Kris Versteeg – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Bryan Bickell – Michal Handzus – Patrick Kane
Patrick Sharp – Andrew Shaw – Brandon Saad
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy – Sheldon Brookbank
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (25-12-10, 2.29 GAA, .917 save %, 1 SO)
Injuries
Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Kane | 66 | 29 | 38 | 67 | +7 | 20 | 10 | 6 |
| P. Sharp | 67 | 29 | 35 | 64 | +17 | 34 | 8 | 2 |
| J. Toews | 67 | 26 | 37 | 63 | +25 | 30 | 5 | 4 |
| D. Keith | 66 | 3 | 48 | 51 | +21 | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Hossa | 57 | 24 | 26 | 50 | +25 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
Probable Red Wings Lineup
Forwards
Johan Franzen – David Legwand – Gustav Nyquist
Tomas Tatar – Riley Sheahan – Daniel Alfredsson
Jordin Tootoo – Luke Glendening – Justin Abdelkader
Drew Miller -Cory Emmerton- Teemu Pulkkinen
Defensive Pairings
Niklas Kronwall – Jonathan Ericsson
Kyle Quincey – Danny DeKeyser
Brian Lashoff – Brendan Smith
Goaltender
Jimmy Howard (14-15-10, 2.60 GAA, .913 save %, 2 SO)
Injuries
Daniel Cleary (knee) out, Darren Helm (concussion) day to day, Pavel Datsyuk (knee) out, Henrik Zetterberg (back) out, Mikael Samuelsson (shoulder) out, Jonas Gustavsson (groin) out, Stephen Weiss (groin) out, Todd Bertuzzi (lower body) day to day, Tomas Jurco (broken ribs) out, Joakim Andersson (Broken foot) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Zetterberg | 45 | 16 | 32 | 48 | +19 | 20 | 3 | 1 |
| D. Legwand | 67 | 11 | 33 | 44 | -9 | 32 | 4 | 2 |
| N. Kronwall | 64 | 7 | 33 | 40 | -1 | 42 | 4 | 0 |
| D. Alfredsson | 54 | 14 | 23 | 37 | +2 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
| J. Franzen | 39 | 15 | 19 | 34 | +10 | 38 | 7 | 4 |