Blackhawks @ Stars, Numerology
The Blackhawks look for their second win in Dallas within the last three weeks.
Chicago Blackhawks (40 pts, 18-4-4) @ Dallas Stars (26 pts, 12-9-2)
7:30 pm CDT, American Airlines Arena - Dallas,TX
TV: CSN Chicago
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks' last game : 3-2 W @ Flames
Stars' last game : 6-3 W vs Ducks
Enemy Territory : Defending Big D
Season Series/Schedule
DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
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Mar 25 '14 | ||
Dec 10 '13 | ||
Dec 03 '13 | ||
Nov 29 '13 | ||
Nov 09 '13 | CHI 5 at DAL 2 | P. Kane |
71 : The number of hits by Andrew Shaw this year, the most of the team.
43 : The number of points (13 G, 30 A) Ray Whitney has scored in 50 games against the Blackhawks.
35 : The number of 3rd period goals scored by the Blackhawks, the most in the NHL. Not bad for a team that went eight straight games without one in October.
29 : The number of points scored (17 G, 12 A) by Marian Hossa against the Stars in 28 career games.
17 : The number of points (8 G, 9 A) Patrick Kane has scored during his current 12 game points streak.
15 : The number of points the Stars have earned in 11 games in November.
5 : The number of consecutive wins the Blackhawks have against the Stars.
5 : The number of game winning goals scored by Patrick Kane, which has him tied with Alexander Steen, Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry for the league lead.
4: The number of wins the Stars have in nine home games.
1-4-2 : The Stars' record versus the Central Division.
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 - Sheldon Brookbank
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (16-4-3, 2.43 GAA, .911 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 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 28 | -3 | 10 | 6 | 5 |
J. Toews | 26 | 12 | 12 | 24 | +9 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
P. Sharp | 26 | 9 | 13 | 22 | +12 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
D. Keith | 26 | 1 | 20 | 21 | +10 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
M. Hossa | 21 | 10 | 8 | 18 | +16 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Probable Stars Lineup
Forwards
Jamie Benn - Tyler Seguin - Valeri Nichushkin
Ray Whitney - Cody Eakin - Alex Chiasson
Erik Cole - Shawn Horcoff - Rich Peverley
Antoine Roussel - Vernon Fiddler - Ryan Garbutt
Defensive Pairings
Stephane Robidas - Brenden Dillon
Alex Goligoski - Trevor Daley
Jordie Benn - Sergei Gonchar
Goaltender
Kari Lehtonen (10-5-2, 2.28 GAA, .924 save %, 1 SO)
Injuries
None
Leading Scorers
PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Benn | 23 | 7 | 17 | 24 | +8 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
T. Seguin | 23 | 12 | 11 | 23 | +6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
A. Chiasson | 23 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -3 | 17 | 1 | 2 |
C. Eakin | 23 | 6 | 8 | 14 | -1 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
R. Peverley | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +3 | 7 | 0 | 2 |