Chicago Blackhawks (55 pts, 25-7-5) vs Vancouver Canucks (46 pts, 20-11-6)
7pm CDT, United Center – Chicago, IL
TV : CSN-Chicago, NHLN-US
Rado : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks’ last game : 3-1 W @ Predators
Canucks’ last game : 1-4 L @ Stars
Enemy Territory : Nucks Misconduct
Season Series/Schedule
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DATE |
SCORE |
W. GOAL |
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Jan 29 ’14 |
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Dec 20 ’13 |
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Nov 23 ’13 |
CHI 2 at VAN 1 |
89.8 : The Canucks’ penalty kill percentage, the best in the NHL.
53-23-7-3 : The Blackhawks’ all time record versus the Canucks in Chicago.
43 : The number of years the Canucks have gone without winning a Stanley Cup. It’s been 177 days since the last time the Blackhawks have won a Cup.
33 : The Blackhawks’ collective +/- rating, the best in the NHL.
18 : The number of the power play goals scored by the Canucks, ranked 20th in the NHL.
8-0-2 : The Blackhawks’ record versus the Pacific Division this year.
6 : The number of consecutive games Jonathan Toews has at least one point in. He has one goal and seven assists during this streak.
6 : The number of Blackhawks who have at least ten goals, no other team in the NHL has more than three.
3 : The number of Canucks in the top six in TOI for forwards in the NHL (Kesler, D. Sedin, H. Sedin)
2.32 : The Canucks goals against average, the sixth best in the NHL.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Kris Versteeg – Michal Handzus – Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell – Andrew Shaw – Brandon Saad
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Niklas Hjalmarsson – Johnny Oduya
Goaltender
Antti Raanta (7-1-1, 2.26 GAA, .920 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Corey Crawford (lower body) out, Nikolai Khabibulin (lower body) out
Leading Scorers
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PLAYER |
GP |
G |
A |
P |
+/- |
PIM |
PP |
GW |
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P. Kane |
37 |
20 |
26 |
46 |
+6 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
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P. Sharp |
37 |
16 |
18 |
34 |
+10 |
20 |
6 |
1 |
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J. Toews |
37 |
13 |
20 |
33 |
+9 |
14 |
2 |
0 |
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D. Keith |
37 |
3 |
29 |
32 |
+15 |
6 |
2 |
1 |
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M. Hossa |
32 |
14 |
16 |
30 |
+14 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
Probable Canucks Lineup
Forwards
Daniel Sedin – Henrik Sedin – Jannik Hansen
Chris Higgins – Ryan Kesler – Mike Santorelli
David Booth – Brad Richardson – Zack Kassian
Tom Sestito – Zac Dalpe – Dale Weise
Defensive Pairings
Dan Hamhuis – Chris Tanev
Yannick Weber – Jason Garrison
Goaltender
Roberto Luongo (16-9-6, 2.26 GAA, .919 save %, 3 SO)
Injuries
Ryan Stanton (ankle) out, Alexander Edler (lower body) out, Alexandre Burrows (broken jaw) out
Leading Scorers
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PLAYER |
GP |
G |
A |
P |
+/- |
PIM |
PP |
GW |
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D. Sedin |
37 |
11 |
21 |
32 |
+6 |
28 |
4 |
3 |
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H. Sedin |
37 |
9 |
23 |
32 |
+5 |
30 |
4 |
1 |
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R. Kesler |
37 |
15 |
11 |
26 |
+4 |
30 |
5 |
5 |
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M. Santorelli |
37 |
8 |
18 |
26 |
+14 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
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C. Higgins |
37 |
11 |
11 |
22 |
+5 |
12 |
0 |
4 |