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 |