Chicago Blackhawks (67 pts, 29-8-9) @ Montreal Canadiens (55 pts, 25-15-5)
6 pm CDT, Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
TV : WGN, NHLN-US
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks’ last game : 2-3 L vs Rangers
Canadiens’ last game : 1-3 L @ Flyers
Enemy Territory : Eyes On The Prize
Road Watch Party : GONNA DRINKEN 3.2
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 09 ’14 | ||
| Jan 11 ’14 |
4422 : The number of days since the Blackhawks last win at the Bell Centre on December 3, 2001.
555: The number of games the Blackhawks and Canadiens have played all time.
345 : The number of games played by Carey Price, the sixth most by a goaltender in Canadiens’ history.
275 : The current shot differential for the Blackhawks, who have out shot their opponents 1526 to 1251.
86.3 : The Canadiens’ penalty kill percentage, 3rd best in the NHL.
81 :The combined number of points (37 G, 44 A) Travis Moen and Rene Bourque scored in a Blackhawks uniform.
11 : The number of points (4 G, 7 A) Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews have combined four during their current four game scoring streaks.
4 : The number of players on the Blackhawks roster who are at least +21 (Hossa, Seabrook, Sharp, Toews). PK Subban leads the Canadiens at +13.
2.49 : The Canadiens’ goals per game average, 22nd in the NHL.
2-1-2 : The identical records of both the Blackhawks and Canadiens over their last five games.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Bryan Bickell – Marcus Kruger – Patrick Kane
Brandon Saad – Michal Handzus – Kris Versteeg
Brandon Bollig – Andrew Shaw – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Niklas Hjalmarsson – Johnny Oduya
Nick Leddy – Michal Rozsival
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (17-7-5, 2.49 GAA, .910 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Nikolai Khabibulin (rotator cuff) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Kane | 46 | 23 | 31 | 54 | +10 | 14 | 9 | 6 |
| P. Sharp | 46 | 25 | 22 | 47 | +22 | 24 | 7 | 2 |
| J. Toews | 46 | 16 | 29 | 45 | +21 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| D. Keith | 46 | 3 | 40 | 43 | +17 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Hossa | 41 | 15 | 20 | 35 | +22 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
Probable Canadiens Lineup
Forwards
Daniel Briere –Tomas Plekanec – Brian Gionta
Max Pacioretty – David Desharnais – Brendan Gallagher
Michael Bournival – Lars Eller – Rene Bourque
Raphael Diaz – Travis Moen – Brandon Prust
Defensve Pairings
Josh Gorges – P.K. Subban
Andrei Markov – Alexei Emelin
Douglas Murray – Francis Bouillon
Goaltender
Carey Price (20-11-4, 2.22 GAA, .928 save, 2 SO)
Injuries
Davis Drewiske (shoulder) out, forward Alex Galchenyuk (hand) out,Ryan White (upper body) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Subban | 45 | 7 | 26 | 33 | +13 | 47 | 3 | 0 |
| T. Plekanec | 45 | 14 | 14 | 28 | +10 | 16 | 3 | 4 |
| M. Pacioretty | 36 | 19 | 7 | 26 | +2 | 20 | 6 | 5 |
| A. Galchenyuk | 44 | 10 | 13 | 23 | -7 | 20 | 2 | 2 |
| B. Gionta | 44 | 7 | 16 | 23 | +4 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
