The Blackhawks are in Minnesota tonight—trying to avoid a 5-game losing streak and keep their dim playoff hopes alive.
Chicago Blackhawks (24-22-8) at Minnesota Wild (29-19-6)
7PM Central
RADIO: WGN 720
NBC Sports Chicago, Fox Sports North
PROJECTED GOALIES:
Chicago:
Jeff Glass (3-4-3, 3.13 GAA, .908 SV%)
Minnesota:
Devan Dubnyk (21-10-4, 2.68 GAA, .916 SV%)
PROJECTED LINES/PAIRINGS:
Chicago
Debrincat-Toews-Duclair
Hartman-Anisimov-Kane
Saad-Schmaltz-Wingels
Bouma-Kampf-Hinostroza
Keith-Oesterle
Gustafsson-Seabrook
Kempny-Murphy
Minnesota
Zucker-Koivu-Granlund
Ennis-Staal-Niederreiter
Parise-Cullen-Coyle
Winnik-Eriksson Ek-Foligno
Suter-Spurgeon
Olofsson-Dumba
Reilly-Prosser
STATISTICAL COMPARISONS:
Power play:
Chicago 15.7% (29th)
Minnesota 21.5% (9th)
Penalty kill:
Chicago 82.8% (5th)
Minnesota 80.8% (16th)
Corsi For % (5-on-5):
Chicago 53.0% (3rd)
Minnesota 46.4% (30th)
Faceoffs:
Chicago 49.4% (19th)
Minnesota 49.8% (17th)
SUMMARY:
Is the season pretty much over for the Hawks? Well, there’s always a glimmer of hope—until they’re eliminated. That’s all too simplistic, but it helps when grasping for some reason to watch tonight’s game. Perhaps defenseman Calle Dahlstrom—who the Hawks are high on—gets his first NHL start tonight. So, there’s another.
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