Chicago Blackhawks (36 pts, 16-4-4) @ Edmonton Oilers (16 pts, 7-15-2)
8:30 pm CDT, Rexall Place – Edmonton, AB
TV : CSN Chicago
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks’ last game : 2-1 W @ Canucks
Oilers’ last game : 4-1 W vs Panthers
Enemy Territory : The Copper & Blue
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 12 ’14 | ||
| Nov 25 ’13 | ||
| Nov 10 ’13 | EDM 4 at CHI 5 | D. Keith |
38 : The number of blocked shots by Boyd Gordon, which leads all forwards in the NHL.
30 : The number of points (9 G, 21 A) Patrick Kane has scored against Edmonton in 23 career games.
21.5 : The Oilers’ power play conversion rate, which is 9th in the NHL. Moral of the story; stay out of the box!
16 : The number of points (5 G, 11 A) the Oilers’ leading scorer Jordan Eberle has in 11 career games versus the Blackhawks.
10 : The number consecutive games, including tonight, Devan Dubnyk has started in net for the Oilers.
4 : The number goals Nail Yakupov has scored this year, all of them on the power play.
3.46 : The Oilers’ goals against average. Only the Flames, who the Blackhawks play on Wednesday, has a higher goals against average at 3.61.
0-3-0 : The Oilers record versus the Central Division this year.
.948 : Devan Dubnyk’s save % in his last five starts.
-20 : The Oilers’ goal differential on the season, 63 goals scored with 83 given up.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Brandon Saad
Michal Handzus – Brandon Pirri – Patrick Kane
Kris Versteeg– Andrew Shaw – Jeremy Morin
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy – Michal Rozsival
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (15-4-3, 2.50 GAA, .908 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Michael Kostka (broken foot) out, Bryan Bickell (lower body) out, Nikolai Khabibulin (lower body) out, Marian Hossa (personal) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Kane | 24 | 12 | 13 | 25 | -2 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| J. Toews | 24 | 11 | 12 | 23 | +8 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| P. Sharp | 24 | 8 | 13 | 21 | +11 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Keith | 24 | 1 | 17 | 18 | +8 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| M. Hossa | 20 | 10 | 7 | 17 | +15 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Probable Oilers Lineup
Forwards
Taylor Hall – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Jordan Eberle
Nail Yakupov – Sam Gagner – Ales Hemsky
Ryan Smyth – Boyd Gordon – David Perron
Jesse Joensuu – Will Acton – Luke Gazdic
Defensive Pairings
Andrew Ference – Jeff Petry
Nick Schultz – Justin Schultz
Anton Belov – Philip Larsen
Goaltender
Devan Dubnyk (6-10-1, 3.17 GAA, .896 save %, 1 SO)
Injuries
Richard Bachman (lower body) out, Tyler Pitlick (knee) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Eberle | 24 | 8 | 12 | 20 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Perron | 20 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 20 | 4 | 1 |
| R. Nugent-Hopkins | 22 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -10 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| T. Hall | 17 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -7 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| A. Hemsky | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |