Game 2 Preview : No Rest For The Wicked
Chicago Blackhawks (9-4) vs Los Angeles Kings (8-5)CHI leads 1-07pm United Center - Chicago, ILTV: NBCSNRadio; 720 AM WGN
Series Schedule
| Date | Score | W. Goal |
| Jun 12 '13 | ||
| Jun 10 '13 | ||
| Jun 08 '13 | ||
| Jun 06 '13 | ||
| Jun 04 '13 | ||
| Jun 02 '13 | ||
| Jun 01 '13 | LAK 1 at CHI 2 | M. Hossa |
Hawks and Kings are right back at it tonight after Chicago grabbed a 1-0 series lead on Saturday afternoon. The good news is the Blackhawks were 10-1-1 in the second half of back to back games during the regular season. The Kings should come out as a desperate team tonight. Even though they lost the first 2 games against the St Louis Blues before rattling off 4 straight wings, they do not want to fall behind 2-0 to this Blackahwks team. In order for the Kings to win this series they have to win at least one game at the United Center, lets not make tonight that game. I highly doubt the Hawks will be given as much space on the ice as they were allowed in Game 1. More low shots and more traffic in front of Jonathan Quick will go along way in preventing a tied series.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup:
Forwards
Bryan Bickell - Jonathan Toews - Marian Hossa
Patrick Sharp - Michal Handzus - Patrick Kane
Brandon Saad - Andrew Shaw - Viktor Stalberg
Marcus Kruger - Dave Bolland - Michael Frolik
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook
Michal Rozsival - Nick Leddy
Johnny Oduya - Niklas Hjalmarsson
Goaltender
Corey Crawford 9-4, 1.65 GAA, .939 save %, 1 SO
Leading Scorers
| Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| P. Sharp | 13 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| M. Hossa | 13 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| D. Keith | 13 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| P. Kane | 13 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Bickell | 13 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Probable Kings Lineup:
Forwards
Dustin Brown - Anze Kopitar - Justin Williams
Dustin Penner - Mike Richards - Jeff Carter
Dwight King - Jarrett Stoll - Trevor Lewis
Brad Richardson - Colin Fraser - Tyler Toffoli
Defensive Pairings
Robyn Regehr - Drew Doughty
Rob Scuderi - Slava Voynov
Jake Muzzin - Matt Greene
Goaltender
Jonathan Quick 8-6, 1.54 GAA, .947 save , 3 SO
Leading Scorers
| Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| M. Richards | 14 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Carter | 14 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Williams | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| S. Voynov | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Kopitar | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 |
Team Playoff Stats
| KINGS | STAT | HAWKS |
| 14 | GP | 13 |
| 8 | W | 9 |
| 6 | L | 4 |
| 2 | OT | 1 |
| 0 | P | 0 |
| 0.571 | P% | 0.692 |
| 1.93 | G/G | 2.69 |
| 1.57 | GA/G | 1.77 |
| 18.9 | PP% | 14.6 |
| 87.2 | PK% | 97.7 |
| 24.6 | S/G | 34.1 |
| 29.9 | SA/G | 27.7 |
| 46.1 | FO% | 47.6 |
