Preview and Game Thread: Blackhawks-Jets

  

 

The Blackhawks look to redeem themselves tonight at the UC, against another divisional foe, after losing 2-1 on home ice to Minnesota Wednesday night.

 

Winnipeg Jets (26-11-7) at Chicago Blackhawks (21-16-6)

7:30PM Central

RADIO: WGN 720

 

PROJECTED GOALIES:

Chicago:

Jeff Glass (2-1-1, 3.51 GAA, .908 Save%)

Winnipeg:

Connor Hellebuyck (23-4-6, 2.36 GAA, .923 Save%)

 

PROJECTED LINES/PAIRINGS:

Chicago:

Saad-Toews-HInostroza

Hartman-Schmaltz-Kane

Duclair-Kampf-DeBrincat

Bouma-Wingels-Sharp

Keith-Oesterle

Murphy-Seabrook

Forsling-Rutta

Winnipeg:

Connor-Wheeler-Laine

Perreault-Little-Ehlers

Matthias-Copp-Armia

Dano-Hendricks-Roslovic

Morrissey-Trouba

Kulikov-Myers

Enstrom-Byfuglien

 

STATISTICAL COMPARISIONS:

Power Play:

Chicago 16% (T-25th)

Winnipeg 25.6% (2nd)

Penalty Kill:

Chicago 82.3% (T-10th)

Winnipeg 81.2% (16th)

Corsi FOR % (5-on-5):

Chicago 53.6% (2nd)

Winnipeg 50.4% (14th)

Faceoffs:

Chicago 49.4% (21st)

Winnipeg 52.9% (1st)

 

SUMMARY:

Coming off a disappointing home loss to the Minnesota Wild Wednesday night, the Blackhawks look to rebound against the first-place Winnipeg Jets Friday night. The Hawks will also hit the United Center ice with newly acquired 22-year-old forward, Anthony Duclair, who will look to make an impact in his first game in an Indianhead sweater.

There were mixed reviews around Blackhawk Nation when GM Stan Bowman announced the trade that would send Richard Panik and Laurent Dauphin to Arizona, with Anthony Duclair and Adam Clendening coming back to Chicago. With Chicago saving cap space both this year and next year, while also becoming younger and faster up front, the trade can be viewed as a success at first glance. However, as pointed out here on The-Rink.com yesterday, this type of trade feels all too familiar for the Hawks—a bit of a low stakes gamble.

Regardless of any initial thoughts of the trade, tonight’s game against the Jets is more important than perhaps many realize.The Hawks manhandled the Jets in Winnipeg earlier this season, but tonight the Jets have Toby Enstrom and Big #33, Dustin Byfuglien, back in their lineup.

We’ll recap tonight or tomorrow AM. Join the conversation below!

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  • #3134
    Tyler Majewski
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      The Blackhawks look to redeem themselves tonight at the UC, against another divisional foe, after losing 2-1 on home ice to Minnesota Wednesday
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    #3135
    John Jaeckel
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    Another nice piece, Ty.

    Looking forward to seeing how the Hawks come out tonight against the Jets who will probably be flying after getting beaten by the Hawks earlier on.

    #3136
    Tyler Majewski
    Participant

    Agreed! Would like to see more traffic in front and more shots in dangerous areas. Hawks were too much of a perimeter team against Minnesota, especially the last 30 minutes.

    #3141
    John Jaeckel
    Participant

    Time for a Hawk goal

    #3142
    John Jaeckel
    Participant

    Nice saves by Glass

    #3143
    John Jaeckel
    Participant

    Forsling for Vezina

    #3144
    Tyler Majewski
    Participant

    Toews shoot the puck!!!

    Big power play to start the 2nd. Nice job by Duclair to draw the penalty as well

    #3145
    Jeff Osborn
    Keymaster

    The Hawks are as engaging as this thread tonight.

    Hey Tyler did anyone ever tell you that you look like Michal Kempny? Hahaha

    #3146
    John Jaeckel
    Participant

    Haha

    #3147
    John Jaeckel
    Participant

    Is Rockford playing tonight?

    #3148
    Kansasrinkrat
    Participant

    Just tuning into the game… was the 1st as inactive as the SOGs suggest?

    #3149
    Kansasrinkrat
    Participant

    Hartman has had terrible luck with 1 timers lately.

    #3150
    Kansasrinkrat
    Participant

    Goallllll good tip!

    #3151
    Tyler Majewski
    Participant

    Man Kane has been dangerous lately!

    #3152
    Kansasrinkrat
    Participant

    A tandem of glass and forsberg is not sustainable. Has anyone heard of an update on crow?

    #3153
    Kansasrinkrat
    Participant

    Duclair looks good on the pp

    #3154
    Kansasrinkrat
    Participant

    Hartmans one timers are laughable.

    #3155
    Kansasrinkrat
    Participant

    Oesterle having a fine game so far!

    #3156
    John Jaeckel
    Participant

    [quote quote=3152]A tandem of glass and forsberg is not sustainable. Has anyone heard of an update on crow?

    [/quote]

    Nothing official

    #3157
    John Jaeckel
    Participant

    [quote quote=3155]Oesterle having a fine game so far!

    [/quote]

    BTW, welcome Kansas

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