Chicago Blackhawks (28 pts, 12-2-4) vs Phoenix Coyotes (28 pts, 13-4-2)
7pm CDT, United Center – Chicago, IL
TV : CSN Chicago
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks last game : 5-4 W vs Oilers
Coyotes last game : 3-2 W (OT) @ Blues
Enemy Territory : Five For Howling
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
| Feb 07 ’14 | ||
| Nov 30 ’13 | ||
| Nov 14 ’13 | ||
276 : The number of faceoff wins for Antoine Vermette, which is the most in the NHL.
199 : The number of career assists by Brent Seabrook.
47 : The number of goals the Blackhawks have scored 5 on 5 this year. Only Anaheim has scored more with 54.
15 : The number of points scored (4 G, 11 A) by Oliver Ekman-Larrson, which is third most for defensmen in the NHL. Only Erik Karlsson (18) and P.K. Subban (17) have scored more.
14 : The combined number of games the Blackhawks and Coyotes have led after the 1st period. The Hawks are 8-0-0 and the Yotes are 6-0-0 when leading after one.
11 : The number of goals the Coyotes have scored in the 1st period this season, they have given up 19.
8 : The number of wins the Coyotes have when being outshot by their opponents.
6 : The number of consecutive win the Coyotes have at the United Center.
5 : The number of power play goals scored by Shane Doan, which has him tied for second behind Alex Ovechkin.
3.1 : The current goals per game average for the Coyotes. They average only 2.52 goal per game last season.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad – Brandon Pirri – Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell – Andrew Shaw – Jeremy Morin
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy – Sheldon Brookbank
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (11-2-3, 2.22 GAA, .917 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Michael Kostka (broken foot) out, Michal Handzus (upper body) out, Brad Mills (lower body) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| P. Kane | 18 | 10 | 7 | 17 | -4 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| J. Toews | 18 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| P. Sharp | 18 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Hossa | 18 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Keith | 18 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Probable Coyotes Lineup
Forwards
Shane Doan – Mike Ribeiro – David Moss
Lauri Korpikoski – Martin Hanzal – Jordan Szwarz
Rob Klinkhammer – Antoine Vermette – Mikkel Boedker
Paul Bissonnette – Kyle Chipchura – Chris Brown
Defensive Pairings
Zbynek Michalek – Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Keith Yandle – Michael Stone
David Schlemko – Rostislav Klesla
Goaltender
Mike Smith (11-3-2, 2.81 GAA, .917 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Radim Vrbata (lower body) questionable, Derek Morris (lower body) questionable
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| O. Ekman-Larsson | 19 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| M. Hanzal | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 23 | 1 | 1 |
| K. Yandle | 19 | 1 | 13 | 14 | -6 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| S. Doan | 18 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| R. Vrbata | 17 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -7 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Team Stats
| GP | RECORD | HOME | AWAY | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP% | PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO% | |
| PHX | 19 | 13-4-2 | 8-0-1 | 5-4-1 | 8-2-0 | 3.1 | 3 | 20 | 78.4 | 11.6 | 30.6 | 35 | 52.5 |
| CHI | 18 | 12-2-4 | 7-1-3 | 5-1-1 | 7-1-2 | 3.56 | 2.61 | 22.2 | 74.5 | 8.3 | 34.1 | 27.2 | 52.4 |