Chicago Blackhawks (15 pts, 6-1-3) vs Minnesota Wild (13 pts, 5-3-3)
7pm CDT United Center – Chicago, IL
TV: WGN
Radio : 720 AM WGN
Blackhawks’ last game : 5-6 L (OT) @ Lightning
Wild’s last game : 3-1 W vs Hurricanes
Enemy Territory : Hockey Wilderness
Season Series/Schedule
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DATE
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SCORE | W. GOAL |
| Apr 03 ’14 | ||
| Jan 23 ’14 | ||
| Dec 05 ’13 | ||
| Oct 28 ’13 | ||
| Oct 26 ’13 | ||
75 : Percentage of penalties killed off by the Wild this year, 4th worst in the NHL.
48 : Career powerplay goals for both Patrick Kane and Patrick Sharp.
31 : Career games played in the NHL by Brad Mills who will make his Blackhawks debut tonight.
30 : Total man games lost due to injury for the Wild this year.
9 : Games the Blackhawks have outshot their opponents. The only time they were outshot was their only regulation loss in St. Louis.
7 : Consectutive games the Blackhawks have earned a point.
5 : Goals given up at full strength by the Wild this year.
3 : Wins against the Central Division for the Wild in 4 games.
1 : Win in 5 road games for the Wild.
0 : Wins for starting goaltender Niklas Backstrom this season.
Probable Blackhawks Lineup
Forwards
Brandon Saad – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Patrick Sharp – Marcus Kruger – Patrick Kane
Bryan Bickell – Andrew Shaw – Jeremy Morin
Brandon Bollig – Brandon Pirri – Brad Mills
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Nick Leddy – Michal Rozsival
Goaltender
Corey Crawford (5-1-2, 2.04 GAA, .921 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Michal Handzus (upper body) day to day, Michael Kostka (broken foot) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| P. Kane | 10 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -6 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| J. Toews | 10 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -1 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| M. Hossa | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| B. Saad | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| N. Hjalmarsson | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Probable Wild Lineup
Forwards
Zach Parise – Mikko Koivu – Justin Fontaine
Nino Niederreiter – Mikael Granlund – Jason Pominville
Dany Heatley – Kyle Brodziak – Matt Cooke
Torrey Mitchell – Zenon Konopka – Stephane Veilleux
Defensive Pairings
Ryan Suter – Jared Spurgeon
Matthew Dumba – Clayton Stoner
Marco Scandella – Nate Prosser
Goaltender
Niklas Backstrom (0-0-2, 2.98 GAA, .867 save %, 0 SO)
Injuries
Josh Harding (lower body) out, Jonas Brodin (fractured cheekbone) out, Charlie Coyle (sprained MCL) out, defenseman Keith Ballard (upper body) out, Mike Rupp (lower body) out
Leading Scorers
| PLAYER | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| Z. Parise | 11 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| M. Cooke | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
| M. Koivu | 11 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| J. Brodin | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| N. Niederreiter | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
Team Stats
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GP | RECORD | HOME | AWAY | L10 | G/G | GA/G | PP% | PK% | PIM/G | S/G | S/A | FO% | |
| MIN | 11 | 5-3-3 | 4-0-2 | 1-3-1 | 5-3-2 | 2.18 | 1.91 | 26.7 | 75 | 12.3 | 30.2 | 21.8 | 55.2 | |
| CHI | 10 | 6-1-3 | 4-0-2 | 2-1-1 | 6-1-3 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 21 | 71 | 9.4 | 34.6 | 25.9 | 51.2 |