Chicago Blackhawks (42 pts, 19-4-4) @ Phoenix Coyotes (34 pts, 15-6-4)
7 pm CDT, Jobing.com Arena – Glendale, AZ
TV : CSN Chicago
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks’ last game : 2-1 W (SO) @ Stars
Coyotes’ last game : 3-1 W @ Wild
Enemy Territory : Five For Howling
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 07 ’14 | ||
| Nov 30 ’13 | ||
| Nov 14 ’13 | PHX 4 at CHI 5 – SO | B. Pirri |
500 : The number games Derek Morris will have played in a Coyotes uniform once he takes his first shift tonight.
442 : The number of wins for Coyotes’ head coach since the start of the 02-03 season, second only behind Mike Babcock and one more win than Joel Quenneville.
72.5 : The Coyotes penalty kill rate at home, only the Blackhawks have a worse home penalty kill in the league.
47 : The number of total man games lost for the Blackhawks this season.
22.1: The power play sucess rate for the Coytoes, the 6th best in the NHL.
19-0-0 : The combined record of the Blackhawks and Coyotes when leading after the 1st period.
12-0-1 : The Coyotes’ record this year when giving up 3 goals or less.
10: The number of assists for Keith Yandle on the power play.
6 : The number of players in the expansion era (since 1967-68) who have scored at least one goal for the same franchise in 18 consecutive seasons; Shane Doan is one of those.
.849 : The Coyotes’ winning percentage when scoring first since the start of the 09-10 season, the best in the NHL during this time span.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad – Michal Handzus – Patrick Kane
Kris Versteeg – Brandon Pirri – Andrew Shaw
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Niklas Hjalmarsson – Johnny Oduya
Nick Leddy – Michal Rozsival
Goaltender
Annti Raanta (1-0-0, 2.24 GAA, .895 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Michael Kostka (broken foot) out, Nikolai Khabibulin (lower body) out, Bryan Bickell (lower body) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Kane | 27 | 15 | 13 | 28 | -3 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
| J. Toews | 27 | 12 | 12 | 24 | +9 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| P. Sharp | 27 | 10 | 13 | 23 | +12 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Keith | 27 | 1 | 21 | 22 | +11 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Hossa | 22 | 10 | 8 | 18 | +15 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Coyotes Probable Lineup
Forwards
Shane Doan – Mike Ribeiro –David Moss
Tim Kennedy – Martin Hanzal – Radim Vrbata
Rob Klinkhammer – Antoine Vermette – Mikkel Boedker
Kyle Chipchura – Jeff Halpern – Jordan Szwarz
Defensive Pairings
Michael Stone – Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Keith Yandle – Derek Morris
Connor Murphy – David Schlemko
Goaltender
Mike Smith (12-5-4, 3.02 GAA, .911 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Lauri Korpikoski (upper body) out, Zbynek Michalek (lower body) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Vrbata | 23 | 8 | 13 | 21 | +1 | 8 | 3 | 2 |
| M. Hanzal | 22 | 7 | 14 | 21 | +2 | 27 | 1 | 1 |
| S. Doan | 24 | 11 | 9 | 20 | +0 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| M. Ribeiro | 25 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -3 | 14 | 2 | 1 |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | 25 | 4 | 13 | 17 | +8 | 12 | 2 | 3 |
