The Blackhawks are in New York tonight—to face old Original Six rivals the Rangers, who the Hawks’ beat at the UC earlier this year.
Chicago Blackhawks (18-14-6) at New York Rangers (21-13-5)
8PM Eastern/7 Central
RADIO: WGN 720
TV: NBC Sports
PROJECTED GOALIES:
Chicago:
Jeff Glass (1-0-1, 3.47 GAA, .917 SV%)
Edmonton:
Henrik Lundqvist (18-9-4, 2.56 GAA, .922 SV%)
PROJECTED LINES/PAIRINGS:
Chicago
Saad-Toews-Hinostroza
Hartman-Schmaltz-Kane
Sharp-Kampf-DeBrincat
Bouma-Wingels-Hayden
Keith-Oesterle
Forsling-Franson
Murphy-Seabrook
New York
Miller-Zibanejad-Zuccarello
Grabner-Hayes-Nash
Vesey-Desharnais-Buchnevich
Carey-Nieves-Fast
McDonagh-Holden
Smith-Shattenkirk
Staal-Skjei
STATISTICAL COMPARISONS:
Power play:
Chicago 15% (29th)
New York 19% (15th)
Penalty kill:
Chicago 80.8% (19th)
New York 84% (5th)
Corsi For % (5-on-5):
Chicago 52.8% (5th)
New York 46.9% (29th)
Faceoffs:
Chicago 48.6% (23rd)
New York 50.3% (16th)
SUMMARY:
Another game, another configuration of the deck chairs for the Hawk coaching staff. Gustav Forsling in, MOAR VINNY Hinostroza up, Michal Kempny and Richard Panik, likely out. 32 year old rookie Jeff Glass gets another start in net.
Yawn.
It is, however, yet another game where 1, if not 2 points are vital to the Hawks’ playoff hopes. The Hawks beat the Rangers at the UC earlier this year.
We’ll recap tonight or tomorrow AM.
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