Carolina Hurricanes (29-27-11) at Chicago Blackhawks (29-30-8)
7:30PM Central
RADIO: WGN 720
NBC Sports Chicago, Fox Sports Carolina
PROJECTED GOALIES:
Carolina:
Scott Darling (10-16-7, 3.09 GAA, .889 SV%)
Chicago:
JF Berube (2-1-0, 3.10 GAA, .907 SV%)
PROJECTED LINES/PAIRINGS:
Carolina
Aho-Lindholm-Teravainen
McGinn-Staal-Williams
Skinner-Rask-DiGiuseppe
Nordstrom-Ryan-Stempniak
Slavin-Faulk
Hanifin-Pesce
Fleury-van Riemsdyk
Chicago
Saad-Toews-Kane
DeBrincat-Schmaltz-Hinostroza
Jurco-Anisimov-Highmore
Sharp-Kampf-Duclair
Keith-Murphy
Gustafsson-Seabrook
Oesterle-Rutta
STATISTICAL COMPARISONS:
Power play:
Carolina 18.9% (20th)
Chicago 15.7% (28th)
Penalty kill:
Carolina 78% (22nd)
Chicago 82.1% (12th)
Corsi For % (5-on-5):
Carolina 54% (1st)
Chicago 15.7% (28th)
Faceoffs:
Carolina 53.6% (1st)
Chicago 53.4% (3rd)
SUMMARY:
The Blackhawks entertain former teammates galore tonight, starting with #lemontnativescottdarling in the opposing net. In a lost season,you have to reach for meaningful subtext in a game like this.
Take notes on the Hawk defense tonight, as Stan Bowman continues to re-up the lower end of his defense depth chart—with today’s signing of Jan Rutta. One can only hope the “Matador” defense Hawk fans have seen of late will show some improvement as the Hawk GM’s signings continue to suggest that this is perhaps as good as it’s going to get next year.
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