Preview : Blackhawks vs Sabres Numerology.
The Blachawks look to sweep the back to back set versus teams from the state of New York with a win over the Buffalo Sabres.
Chicago Blackhawks (5 pts 2-1-1) vs Buffalo Sabres (1 pt 0-4-1)
7pm United Center - Chicago, IL
TV: WGN (NHLN-US)
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks last game : W 3-2 vs Islanders
Sabres last game : L 1-4 vs Blue Jackets
Enemy Territory : Die By The Blade
Season Series/Schdule
| DATE | SCORE | W. GOAL |
| Mar 08 '14 | ||
| Oct 11 '13 | ||
71 : Number of penalty minutes John Scott as accumulated in 36 games in Buffalo.
25 : Number of different line combinations Coach Q used last versus the Islanders
18 : Number of back to back games the Blackhawks will play this year, this is the only one where both games are at home.
14 : Number years since the last time the Hawks played the Sabres without Lindy Ruff behind their bench.
11.1 : Conversion rate for the Sabres power play (2 for 18). Should be a good night for the penalty kill to gain some confidence.
7 : Number of goals the Sabres have given up in the 1st period after 5 games.
4 : Number of career suspensions for Patrick Kaleta, who miss tonight's game while waiting for an in person meeting with Brendan Shanahan for his hit to the head of Jack Johnson.
3 : Number of goals the Hawks have given up in the final minute of a period this year.
2.02 : Ryan Miller's career goals against average against the Blackhawks in 3 games.
2 : Number points, both assists, in 7 career NHL games for Brandon Pirri who was recalled last night from Rockford.
30-18-6-1 : Blackhawks all time record versus the Sabres in Chicago.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Bryan Bickell - Jonathan Toews - Patrick Kane
Patrick Sharp - Marcus Kruger - Marian Hossa
Joakim Nordstrom - Andrew Shaw - Brandon Saad
Brandon Bollig - Brandon Pirri - Ben Smith
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith - Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya - Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy - Michal Rozsival
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (1-1-1, 2.93 GAA, .890 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
None
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| P. Kane | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| B. Saad | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. Toews | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| N. Hjalmarsson | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| D. Keith | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable Sabres Lineup
Forwards
Thomas Vanek - Cody Hodgson - Steve Ott
Marcus Foligno - Tyler Ennis - Drew Stafford
Zemgus Girgensons - Johan Larsson - Brian Flynn
Cody McCormick - Mikhail Grigorenko - John Scott
Defensive Pairings
Christian Ehrhoff - Mark Pysyk
Jamie McBain - Tyler Myers
Alexander Sulzer - Rasmus Ristolainen
Goaltender
Ryan Miller (0-3-0, 2.37 GAA, .938 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Nikita Zadorov (hand) questionable, Ville Leino (ribs) out, Corey Tropp (jaw) out, Henrik Tallinder (upper body) out.
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| T. Vanek | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Hodgson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| J. McBain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Z. Girgensons | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Ott | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Team Stats
| TEAMS | GP | RECORD | HOME | AWAY | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP% | PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO% |
| BUF | 5 | 0-4-1 | 0-2-1 | 0-2-0 | 0-4-1 | 1 | 2.8 | 11.1 | 93.3 | 12 | 25.2 | 36.4 | 44.9 |
| CHI | 4 | 2/1/2001 | 2-0-1 | 0-1-0 | 2/1/2001 | 3.25 | 2.75 | 26.7 | 54.6 | 8.2 | 32.2 | 25.2 | 50.6 |
