Chicago Blackhawks (26 pts, 11-2-4) vs Edmonton Oilers (10 pts 4-12-2)
6:30 pm CDT, United Center – Chicago, IL
TV : WGN
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks last game : 5-2 W @ Stars
Oilers last game : 2-4 L @ Flyers
Enemy Territory : The Copper & Blue
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
| Jan 12 ’14 | ||
| Nov 25 ’13 | ||
| Nov 10 ’13 | ||
117 : The number of man games the Oilers have lost to injury already this year. They lost only 114 during the entire 48 game schedule last season.
77.6 : The Blackhawks penatly kill percentage after going six for six last night in Dallas. They have moved from 30th to 27th in the NHL.
48 : The number of goals the Oilers have given up 5 v 5 this year, the most in the NHL.
30 : The number of points (9 G, 21 A) Patrick Kane has scored in 23 career games against the Oilers.
8 : The number of times the Oilers have socred first this year. Their record in these games is 1-5-2.
5 : The number of times the Oilers have lost by three or more goals this year.
0 : The number of regulation wins the Oilers have in four games versus the Western Conference this year.
-1.4 : The current goal differential of the Oilers.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Brandon Saad – Brandon Pirri – Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell – Andrew Shaw – Sheldon Brookbank
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy – Michal Rozsival
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (10-2-3, 2.10 GAA, .923 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 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| J. Toews | 17 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| P. Sharp | 17 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Hossa | 17 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Keith | 17 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Probable Oilers Lineup
Forwards
Taylor Hall – Sam Gagner – Ales Hemsky
David Perron – Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – Jordan Eberle
Jesse Joensuu – Boyd Gordon – Mark Arcobello
Luke Gazdic – Ryan Smyth – Nail Yakupov
Defensive Pairings
Andrew Ference – Jeff Petry
Anton Belov – Philip Larsen
Nick Schultz – Taylor Fedun
Goaltender
Devan Dubnyk (3-7-1, 3.82 GAA, .878 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Steve MacIntyre (knee) out, Corey Potter (back) out, Ryan Hamilton (knee) out, Tyler Pitlick (knee) out, Justin Schultz (groin) out, Richard Bachman (lower body) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| J. Eberle | 18 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Nugent-Hopkins | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Arcobello | 18 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| T. Hall | 11 | 5 | 5 | 10 | -8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| D. Perron | 14 | 3 | 7 | 10 | -2 | 18 | 1 | 0 |