Chicago Blackhawks (15 pts, 6-2-3) @ Minnesota Wild (15 pts, 6-3-3)
7pm CDT Xcel Engery Center – St. Paul, MN
TV : CSN Chicago
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks’ last game : 3-5 L vs Wild
Wild’s last game : 5-3 W @ Blackhawks
Enemy Territory : Hockey Wilderness
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
| Apr 02 ’14 | ||
| Jan 22 ’14 | ||
| Dec 04 ’13 | ||
| Oct 27 ’13 | ||
| Oct 25 ’13 | MIN 5 at CHI 3 | J. Pominville |
600 : Career games played by Jason Pominville.
140 : Career power play goals by Dany Heatly, which is the most in the NHL since 2001-02.
63 : Shots on goal by Zach Parise this season, Patrick Sharp leads the Blackhawks with 45
54.8 : Face off winning percentage for the Wild, the 4th best in the NHL
13 : Power play goals scored by the Wild this season, which is the most in the NHL.
11 : First round draft picks currently on the Wild’s roster.
9 : All time wins for the Blackhawks at the Xcel Center in 24 games.
6: Points (3 G, 3 A) on the power play by Patrick Kane.
1 : Games in which the Blackhawks have been out shot.
0 : Combined wins by the Blackhawks and Wild when their opponent scores first.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad – Brandon Pirri – Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell – Andrew Shaw – Jeremy Morin
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Brad Mills/Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy – Sheldon Brookbank
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (5-2-2, 2.37 GAA, .908 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Michael Kostka (broken foot) out, Michal Handzus (upper body) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| P. Kane | 11 | 6 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| J. Toews | 11 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| M. Hossa | 11 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Saad | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N. Hjalmarsson | 11 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable Wild Lineup
Forwards
Zach Parise – Mikko Koivu – Justin Fontaine
Nino Niederreiter – Mikael Granlund – Jason Pominville
Dany Heatley – Kyle Brodziak – Matt Cooke
Torrey Mitchell – Zenon Konopka – Stephane Veilleux
Defensive Pairings
Ryan Suter – Jared Spurgeon
Matthew Dumba – Clayton Stoner
Marco Scandella – Nate Prosser
Goaltender
Niklas Backstrom (1-0-2, 2.99 GAA, .885 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Josh Harding (sprained knee) out, Jonas Brodin (fractured cheekbone) out, Charlie Coyle (sprained MCL) out, Keith Ballard (upper body) out, Mike Rupp (lower body) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| Z. Parise | 12 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| M. Cooke | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Koivu | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Suter | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Granlund | 12 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
| GP | RECORD | HOME | AWAY | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP% | PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO% | |
| CHI | 11 | 6-2-3 | 4-1-2 | 2-1-1 | 5-2-3 | 2.91 | 2.73 | 20 | 72.2 | 9.5 | 34.7 | 25.8 | 51.2 |
| MIN | 12 | 6-3-3 | 4-0-2 | 2-3-1 | 6-3-1 | 2.42 | 2 | 26 | 76.5 | 12.4 | 29.8 | 23 | 54.8 |