Chicago Blackhawks (7 pts, 3-1-1) @ Carolina Hurricanes (6 pts, 2-2-2)
6pm CDT PNC Arena – Raleigh, NC
TV : CSN-Chicago
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks last game : 2-1 W vs Sabres
Hurricanes last game : 3-5 L vs Coyotes
Enemy Territory : Canes Country
Season Series/Schedule
DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
Mar 20 ’14 | ||
Oct 14 ’13 |
5753 : Number of days since the Blackhawks last win at Carolina. (January 14, 1998)
457 : Number of games Joel Qunneville played for the Hurricanes organization when they were the Hartford Whalers.
100 : Blackhawks power play conversion percentage on the road. (2 for 2)
79 : The amount of missed shots so far for Carolina, the 4th most in the NHL. The Blackhawks have 59.
63 : The number takeaways the Blackhawks have forced through 5 games, which leads the NHL.
44.1 : Carolina’s current faceoff win percentage, 28th in the NHL.
30 : Number of points (13 G, 17 A) Carolina head coach Kirk Muller scored in 44 career games versus the Blackhawks.
3 : The amount of 3rd period goals each team have scored so far this season.
2 : The number of times Cam Ward has shutout the Blackhawks. He has a .098 GAA and a .971 save % in 4 career games against the Hawks.
.250 : Carolina’s winning percentage when their opponent scores first this year.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Bryan Bickell – Jonathan Toews –Patrick Kane
Patrick Sharp – Michal Handzus – Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad – Andrew Shaw – Joakim Nordstrom
Brandon Bollig –Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy – Michal Rozsival
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (2-1-1, 2.45 GAA, .910 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
None
Leading Scorers
PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
P. Kane | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
B. Saad | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
J. Toews | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
N. Hjalmarsson | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
D. Keith | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable Hurricanes Lineup
Forwards
Tuomo Ruutu – Eric Staal – Alexander Semin
Jiri Tlusty – Jordan Staal – Nathan Gerbe
Jeff Skinner – Riley Nash – Pat Dwyer
Drayson Bowman – Brett Sutter – Radek Dvorak
Defensive Pairings
Justin Faulk – Andrej Sekera
Ron Hainsey – Brett Bellemore
Ryan Murphy – Jay Harrison
Goaltender
Cam Ward (0-2-2, 3.32 GAA, .903 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Anton Khudobin (lower body) OUT, Elias Lindholm (undisclosed) questionable
Leading Scorers
PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
J. Skinner | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
N. Gerbe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
J. Faulk | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
E. Staal | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
J. Harrison | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
GP | RECORD | HOME | AWAY | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP% | PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO% | |
CHI | 5 | 3-1-1 | 3-0-1 | 0-1-0 | 3-1-1 | 3 | 2.4 | 25 | 64.3 | 8.2 | 33.8 | 26 | 52 |
CAR | 6 | 2-2-2 | 1-1-2 | 1-1-0 | 2-2-2 | 2.17 | 2.83 | 14.3 | 81 | 9.8 | 31.8 | 32.3 | 44.1 |