Chicago Blackhawks (6-4) vs Minnesota Wild (6-5)
Series tied at 2
8 pm CDT, United Center – Chicago, IL
TV: CNBC
Radio: 87.7 FM
Enemy Territory: Hockey Wilderness
Series Schedule/Results
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
|---|---|---|
| May 15 ’14 | @CHI | |
| May 13 ’14 | @MIN | |
| May 11 ’14 | @CHI | |
| May 09 ’14 | CHI 2 at MIN 4 | N. Niederreiter |
| May 06 ’14 | CHI 0 at MIN 4 | E. Haula |
| May 04 ’14 | MIN 1 at CHI 4 | B. Saad |
| May 02 ’14 | MIN 2 at CHI 5 | P. Kane |
156 : The number of faceoff wins by Mikko Koivu, the most in the playoffs. Jonathan Toews is second with 151.
94.4 : The Blackhawks penalty kill percentage at home. They have killed off 17 of their 18 penalties at the United Center.
26.9 : The Blackhawks shots per game average, down from 33.1 in the regular season.
20 : The number of goals the Blackhawks have scored at home in the playoffs. They are tied with the Bruins for the most, but Boston has played one more home game.
13 : The number of points (9 G, 4 A) for Patrick Kane in 13 career Game 5’s.
6.7 : The Wild’s road power play percentage. They have only scored one road power play goal in 15 chances.
2.50 : The Blackhawks goal against average, the third lowest in the playoffs.
1.00 : The Blackhawks winning percentage when scoring first. They have yet to win a game in which the opponent scored first.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Bryan Bickell – Jonathan Toews – Kris Versteeg
Patrick Sharp – Michal Handzus – Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad – Marcus Kruger – Patrick Kane
Joakim Nordstrom – Peter Regin – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy – Sheldon Brookbank
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (6-4, 2.18 GAA, .924 save %, 1 SO)
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Hossa | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Seabrook | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | +4 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Toews | 10 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +4 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| P. Kane | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +5 | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| B. Bickell | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | +3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Probable Wild Lineup
Forwards
Nino Niederreiter – Mikko Koivu – Charlie Coyle
Zach Parise – Mikael Granlund – Jason Pominville
Matt Cooke – Erik Haula – Justin Fontaine
Dany Heatley – Kyle Brodziak – Cody McCormick
Defensive Pairings
Marco Scandella – Jared Spurgeon
Goaltender
Ilya Bryzgalov (3-4, 2.91 GAA, .866 save %, 1 SO)
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Z. Parise | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Pominville | 11 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Granlund | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | +4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| C. Coyle | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| R. Suter | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |