Game 2 Preview : Defend The Home Ice
Chicago Blackhawks (1-0) vs Minnesota Wild (0-1)8:30 PM Untied Center - Chicago, ILTV: CSN Chicago (NBCSN)Radio: WGN 720 AM
Series Review
| Game | Date | Score | W. Goal |
| 7 | May 12 '13 | ||
| 6 | May 11 '13 | ||
| 5 | May 09 '13 | ||
| 4 | May 07 '13 | ||
| 3 | May 05 '13 | ||
| 2 | May 03 '13 | ||
| 1 | Apr 30 '13 | MIN 1 at CHI 2 - OT | B. Bickell |
The Blackhawks can take a 2-0 stranglehold on this series by defending their home ice tonight. It will be interesting to see what adjustments the Hawks have made to their plan of attack. They were not given much room in the middle of the ice, on Tuesday night, which prevented them from using their speed to their advantage. Dave Bolland and Ray Emery will both sit out Game 2, but they might make the trip to St. Paul.
Niklas Backstrom and Clayton Stoner, who were both injured on Tuesday, will make the trip back to Chicago, but it is unknown if they will play. If Backstrom, who is listed as day to day, can not go, Josh Harding will look to repeat his great performance from Game 1, where he made 35 saves in a losing effort. Jason Pominville did not make the trip back for Game 2.
Probable Blackawks lineup
Forwards
Brandon Saad - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa
Patrick Sharp - Michal Handzus - Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell - Andrew Shaw - Viktor Stalberg
Brandon Bollig - Marcus Kruger - Michael Frolik
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith - Niklas Hjalmarsson
Brent Seabrook - Nick Leddy
Johnny Oduya - Michal Rozsival
Goaltender
Corey Crawford 1-0 0.78 GAA, .963 save %, 0 SO
Injuries
Dave Bolland (undisclosed) OUT, Ray Emery (lower body) OUT
Leading Scorers
| Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| M. Hossa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Bickell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Oduya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Keith | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| V. Stalberg | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Kane | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable Wild lineup
Forwards
Zach Parise - Mikko Koivu - Charlie Coyle
Jason Zucker - Matt Cullen - Devin Setoguchi
Cal Clutterbuck - Kyle Brodziak - Pierre-Marc Bouchard
Michael Rupp - Zenon Konopka - Torrey Mitchell
Defensive Pairings
Ryan Suter - Jonas Brodin
Marco Scandella - Jared Spurgeon
Clayton Stoner - Tom Gilbert
Goaltender
Josh Harding 0-1 1.56 GAA, .946 save %, 0 SO
Injuries
Dany Heatley (shoulder) OUT, Niklas Backstrom (lower body) day to day, Clayton Stoner (undisclosed) day to day
Leading Scorers
| Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| C. Clutterbuck | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Stoner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WILD | CATEGORY | HAWKS |
| 1 | GP | 1 |
| 0 | W | 1 |
| 1 | L | 0 |
| 1 | OT | 0 |
| 0 | P | 0 |
| 0 | P% | 1 |
| 1 | G/G | 2 |
| 2 | GA/G | 1 |
| 0 | PP% | 33.3 |
| 66.7 | PK% | 100 |
| 27 | S/G | 37 |
| 37 | SA/G | 27 |
| 50 | FO% | 50 |
