Chicago Blackhawks (6-3-3) at Vancouver Canucks (7-6-0)
9:00pm Central, 7:00pm Pacific
Rogers Arena
TV/Radio: NHLN-US, SN360, WGN/WGN
PROJECTED GOALIES:
Chicago:
Corey Crawford (3-2-0, .919 SV%, 2.44 GAA)
Vancouver:
Jacob Markstrom (4-3-0, .909 SV%, 3.09 GAA)
Team statistics:
Power Play
Chicago (12.2%, T-30th)
Vancouver (18.9%, 18th)
Penalty Kill
Chicago (75.7%, 21st)
Vancouver (84.6%, 8th)
Shots for/against per game
Chicago (34.3, 5th – 33.7, 23rd)
Vancouver (26.1, 29th – 32.9, T-21st)
Shooting%
Chicago (10.0%, 14th)
Vancouver (10.3%, T-11th)
Faceoff%
Chicago (49.3%, 18th)
Vancouver (48.2%, 26th)
Avg. height/weight
Chicago
6’1” 195lbs
Vancouver
6’1” 199lbs
PROJECTED LINES/PAIRINGS:
Chicago
DeBrincat-Toews-Kahun
Saad-Anisimov-Kane
Fortin-Johnson-Schmaltz
Kunitz-Kampf-Hayden
Keith-Jokiharju
Gustafsson-Seabrook
Manning-Davidson
Vancouver
Goldobin-Pettersson-Boeser
Schaller-Horvat-Granlund
Roussel-Sutter-Virtanen
Motte-Gaudette-Eriksson
Hutton-Gudbranson
Pouliot-Stecher
Del Zotto-Biega
Analysis:
The Chicago Blackhawks begin a three game Canadian road trip, tonight, in Vancouver against the Canucks.
Corey Crawford looks to bounce back from his poor performance against St. Louis this past Saturday. Crawford surrendered six goals on 36 shots. Clearly his worst performance of the season.
Not participating on the top four lines in practice these past few days was Marcus Kruger. The fourth line penalty killer has seen himself penalized 14 minutes this season.
Joel Quenneville stated he likes Kruger’s “relentlessness of trying to pursue pucks” and his “five-on-five play” but “we need him killing penalties and we need him on the ice.”
Goaltender Jacob Markstrom is expected in net tonight for Vancouver.
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