Chicago Blackhawks (76 pts, 32-8-12) @ Minnesota Wild (59 pts, 27-20-5)
7 pm CDT, Xcel Center – St. Paul, MN
TV : CSN Chicago
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks’ last game : 4-5 L (SO) @ Red Wings
Wild’s last game : 0-4 L @ Stars
Enemy Territory : Hockey Wilderness
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 03 ’14 | @ CHI | |
| Jan 23 ’14 | @ MIN | |
| Dec 05 ’13 | CHI 3 at MIN 4 | M. Scandella |
| Oct 28 ’13 | CHI 5 at MIN 1 | S. Brookbank |
| Oct 26 ’13 | MIN 5 at CHI 3 | J. Pominville |
199 : The number of career points (85 G, 114 A) scored by Kyle Brodziak.
119 : The total amount of goals scored by the Wild this season. In comparison, the Blackhawks have scored 131 5 on 5 goals.
79.2 : The Wild’s penalty kill rate, ranked 24th in the NHL.
29:33 : Ryan Suter’s absurd average time on ice per game. The next closest player is Brian Campbell at 27:57.
27.7 : The average amount of shots allowed per game by the Wild, 5th best in the NHL. Their 26.6 shots per game is the fourth lowest in the NHL.
22 : The number of points (11 G, 11 A) the red hot Marian Hossa has scored against the Wild in 25 career games.
16 : The number of power play assists for Duncan Keith, tied for 5th in the NHL.
14 : The number of points the Wild have earned in January so far after getting just ten points the entire month of December.
4 : The number of times the Wild have been shutout this season. The Blackhawks haven’t been shutout since 2/25/12.
3: The number of goals Jason Pominville has scored in three games versus the Blackhawks this year.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad – Andrew Shaw – Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell – Michal Handzus – Kris Versteeg
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Niklas Hjalmarsson – Johnny Oduya
Nick Leddy – Michal Rozsival
Goaltender
Antti Raanta (12-1-3, 2.25 GAA, .911 save %, 1 SO)
Injuries
Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Kane | 52 | 23 | 35 | 58 | +11 | 16 | 9 | 6 |
| P. Sharp | 52 | 26 | 25 | 51 | +18 | 24 | 8 | 2 |
| J. Toews | 52 | 17 | 32 | 49 | +22 | 26 | 3 | 1 |
| D. Keith | 52 | 3 | 43 | 46 | +19 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Hossa | 47 | 21 | 22 | 43 | +24 | 12 | 3 | 3 |
Probable Wild Lineup
Forwards
Zach Parise – Charlie Coyle – Nino Niederreiter
Dany Heatley – Mikael Granlund – Jason Pominville
Matt Cooke – Kyle Brodziak – Justin Fontaine
Jason Zucker – Erik Haula – Torrey Mitchell
Defensive Pairings
Ryan Suter – Jonas Brodin
Marco Scandella – Nate Prosser
Keith Ballard – Clayton Stoner
Goaltender
Darcy Kuemper (4-3-0, 2.39 GAA, .916 save %, 1 SO)
Injuries
Mikko Koivu (ankle) out, Jared Spurgeon (foot) out, Josh Harding (illness) day to day
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Koivu | 44 | 8 | 27 | 35 | -4 | 18 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Pominville | 52 | 19 | 14 | 33 | -4 | 12 | 5 | 5 |
| R. Suter | 52 | 6 | 25 | 31 | +5 | 24 | 2 | 0 |
| Z. Parise | 37 | 15 | 12 | 27 | +1 | 18 | 8 | 2 |
| N. Niederreiter | 52 | 9 | 17 | 26 | +10 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
