Chicago Blackhawks (45 pts, 20-6-5) vs Florida Panthers (23 pts, 9-16-5)
6 pm CDT, United Center – Chicago, IL
TV : WGN
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks’ last game : 2-3 L (SO) vs Ducks
Panther’s last game : 2-1 W @ Detroit
Enemy Territory : Litter Box Cats
Season Series/Schedule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 08 ’13 | ||
| Oct 22 ’13 | CHI 3 at FLA 2 – SO |
J. Toews |
74 : The number of combined games (including playoffs) Jimmy Hayes and Dylan Olsen have played in a Blackhawks uniform. Tonight is their first game back since being traded to the Panthers for Kris Versteeg.
27:01 : Brian Campbell’s average time on ice per game, the 3rd most in the NHL.
16-7-3-2 : The Blackhawks’ all time record versus the Panthers.
4 : The number of regulation wins the Panthers have in 13 road games this season.
4-0-2 : The Blackhawks’ record against the Atlantic Division this year.
2-11-2 : The Panthers’ record when trailing after one period this season.
2.20 : The Panthers’ goals per game average, ranked 28th in the NHL.
1 : The number of points the Blackhawks have earned in three games in the month of December.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Patrick Sharp – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Kris Versteeg – Michal Handzus – Patrick Kane
Brandon Saad – Andrew Shaw – Jeremy Morin
Brandon Bollig – Marcus Kruger – Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Niklas Hjalmarsson – Johnny Oduya
Nick Leddy – Sheldon Brookbank
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (17-6-3, 2.50 GAA, .906 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 | 31 | 16 | 18 | 34 | +1 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
| J. Toews | 31 | 12 | 13 | 25 | +8 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| D. Keith | 31 | 1 | 24 | 25 | +11 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| P. Sharp | 31 | 11 | 13 | 24 | +11 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Hossa | 26 | 12 | 10 | 22 | +14 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Probable Panthers Lineup
Forwards
Jonathan Huberdeau – Nick Bjugstad – Scottie Upshall
Sean Bergenheim – Aleksander Barkov – Brad Boyes
Tomas Fleischmann – Marcel Goc – Tomas Kopecky
Krys Barch – Shawn Matthias – Jimmy Hayes
Defensive Pairings
Brian Campbell – Tom Gilbert
Erik Gudbranson – Dylan Olsen
Dmitry Kulikov – Mike Weaver
Goaltenders
Tim Thomas (8-10-1, 2.81 GAA, .908 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Ed Jovanovski (hip) out
Leading Scorers
| S. Upshall | 27 | 6 | 11 | 17 | +1 | 31 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Campbell | 30 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| T. Fleischmann | 29 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -2 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| J. Huberdeau | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -1 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| B. Boyes | 29 | 8 | 5 | 13 | -2 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| N. Bjugstad | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |