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Blackhawks vs Sharks, Numerology

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Chicago Blackhawks (30 pts, 13-3-4) vs San Jose Sharks (31 pts, 13-2-5)

6 pm CDT, United Center – Chicago, IL

TV : WGN

Radio : 720 AM WGN

Blackhawks last game : 2-7 L @ Predators

Sharks last game : 3-1 W @ Oilers

Enemy Territory : Fear The Fin

Season Series/Schedule

DATE SCORE W. GOAL
Feb 01 ’14
Jan 05 ’14
Nov 17 ’13

3 : The number of consecutive road wins by the Sharks.

9 : The number of points (5 G, 4 A) Patrick  Kane has scored in his last six games.

11 : The over/under on how many times Pat and Eddie will mention Tommy Wingels is from Wilmette, IL.

12 : The number of goals by rookie Thomas Hertl.

28 : The number of 1st period goals the Sharks have scored, they have only given up 11.

44 : The number of points (13 G, 31 A) scored by Joe Thornton in 41 career games versus the Blackhawks.

49 : The number of career power play goals scored by Patrick Sharp.

239 : The number of consecutive sellouts at the United Center.

19-8-0-4 : The Sharks record versus the Blackhawks in their last 31 games.

Probable Blackhawks Lineup

Forwards

Patrick SharpJonathan ToewsMarian Hossa
Brandon SaadBrandon PirriPatrick Kane
Bryan BickellAndrew ShawKris Versteeg
Brandon BolligMarcus KrugerBen Smith

Defensive Pairings

Duncan KeithBrent Seabrook
Johnny OduyaNiklas Hjalmarsson
Nick LeddyMichal Rozsival

Goaltender

Corey Crawford (12-3-3, 2.50 GAA, .907 save %, 0 SO)

Injuries

Michael Kostka (broken foot) out, Michal Handzus (upper body) out, Nikolai Khabibulin (lower body)out

Leading Scorers

PLAYER GP G A P +/- PIM PP GW
P. Kane 20 11 9 20 -3 8 4 3
J. Toews 20 9 9 18 +4 14 2 0
P. Sharp 20 5 12 17 +7 6 1 0
M. Hossa 19 9 6 15 +12 6 1 0
D. Keith 20 1 14 15 +3 2 1 1

Probable Sharks Lineup

Forwards

Patrick MarleauLogan CoutureTyler Kennedy
Tomas HertlJoe ThorntonTommy Wingels
Matthew Nieto – Joe Pavelski – Martin Havlat
James SheppardAndrew DesjardinsJohn McCarthy

Defensive Pairings

Marc-Edouard VlasicDan Boyle
Brad StuartJustin Braun
Scott HannanJason Demers

Goaltender

Annti Niemi (10-2-5, 2.13 GAA, .918 save %, 2 SO)

Injuries

Brent Burns (face) out, Adam Burish (back surgery) out, Raffi Torres (knee) out

Leading Scorers

PLAYERGPGAP+/-PIMPPGW J. Thornton 20 2 20 22 +10 2 0 0 J. Pavelski 20 7 14 21 +5 14 4 0 P. Marleau 20 10 10 20 +6 2 5 1 L. Couture 20 8 12 20 +7 0 3 1 T. Hertl 20 12 6 18 +9 0 2 2



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