Chicago Blackhawks (32 pts, 14-3-4) @ Colorado Avalanche (28 pts, 14-5-0)
8pm CDT, Pepsi Center – Denver, CO
TV : CSN Chicago
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks last game : 5-1 W vs Sharks
Avs last game : 1-4 L vs Panthers
Enemy Territory : Mile High Hockey
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 12 ’14 | ||
| Mar 04 ’14 | ||
| Jan 14 ’14 | ||
| Dec 27 ’13 | ||
| Nov 19 ’13 |
.500 : The Avalanche’s win percentage in November after going 10-1-0 in October.
2.16 : The goals allowed per game by the Avalanche, the fifth best in the NHL.
5 : The number of career games P.A. Parenteau played with the Blackhawks.
7 : The number of wins the Avalanche have when being out shot. The Blackhawks have only been out shot four times this year.
8 : The number of games the Avalanche have played versus the Western Conference this year, which might have something to do with their hot start because the East is terrible.
14-8-2 : The Blackhawks’ “circus trip” record under Joel Quenneville.
14.7 : The average penalty minutes per game by the Avalanche, the fourth most in the NHL.
15 : The number of points (6 G, 9 A) scored by Gabriel Landeskog in his last 15 games.
21.6 : The Blackhawks power play success rate on the road, the second best in the NHL.
24 : The combined win total of the Blackhawks and Avalanche when they score first.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews –Kris Versteeg
Brandon Saad – Brandon Pirri – Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell – Andrew Shaw – Sheldon Brookbank
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy – Michal Rozsival
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (13-3-3, 2.42 GAA, .910 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Michael Kostka (broken foot) out, Michal Handzus (upper body), Nikolai Khabibulin (lower body) out, Marian Hossa (lower body) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Kane | 21 | 11 | 10 | 21 | -3 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| P. Sharp | 21 | 7 | 13 | 20 | +10 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Toews | 21 | 10 | 9 | 19 | +6 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| M. Hossa | 19 | 9 | 6 | 15 | +12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Keith | 21 | 1 | 14 | 15 | +5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Probable Avalanche Lineup
Fowards
Gabriel Landeskog – Nathan MacKinnon – Ryan O’Reilly
Jamie McGinn – Paul Stastny – P.A. Parenteau
Cody McLeod – John Mitchell – Max Talbot
Patrick Bordeleau – Marc Andre Cliche – Brad Malone
Defensive Pairings
Jan Hejda – Erik Johnson
Andre Benoit – Nate Guenin
Tyson Barrie – Nick Holden
Goaltender
Semyon Varlamov (9-5-0, 2.28 GAA, .927 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Matt Duchene (obliques) out, Alex Tanguay (knee) out, Ryan Wilson (knee) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Duchene | 19 | 12 | 8 | 20 | +5 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| P. Stastny | 19 | 7 | 8 | 15 | +10 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| G. Landeskog | 18 | 6 | 9 | 15 | +6 | 19 | 1 | 1 |
| R. O’Reilly | 19 | 8 | 6 | 14 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| P. Parenteau | 19 | 6 | 7 | 13 | +0 | 10 | 0 | 1 |