7PM Eastern/6 Central

United Center

TV/Radio: NHL Network, NBCSCH/WGN

Goalies:

Chicago

Anton Forsberg (.000 save%, 0.00 GAA)

Toronto

Garrett Sparks (.000 save%, 0.00 GAA)

Team statistics:

Power play

Chicago (0.0%)

Toronto (40.0%)

Penalty kill

Chicago (66.7%)

Toronto (83.3%)

Shots for/against per game

Chicago (36.5, 27.5)

Toronto (31.5, 30.0)

Shooting%

Chicago (12.3%)

Toronto (9.5%)

Faceoff%

Chicago (45.8%)

Toronto (54.4%)

Avg. height/weight:

Chicago:  6’1”, 196

Toronto:   6’1” 195

Lineups:

Chicago

DeBrincat-Toews-Kahun

Saad-Schmaltz-Kane

Kunitz-Anisimov-Kampf

Kruger-Johnson-Martinsen

Keith-Jokiharju

Manning-Seabrook

Davidson-Rutta

Toronto:

Marleau – Matthews – Ennis

Hyman – Tavares – Marner

Leivo – Kadri – Brown

Johnsson – Lindhom – Kapanen

Reilly – Hainsey

Gardiner – Zaitsev

Dermott – Ozhiganov

Analysis:

The charter flight home from St. Louis had to be an enjoyable one. After back-to-back wins on the road to open the season, the Blackhawks take on the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight on home ice.

Jonathan Toews sparked a great win against a divisional rival with his fifth career hat trick last night. Toews has four goals already on the season. His first two games have been outstanding.

Toronto’s off-season acquisition of center John Tavares was the talk of the summer around NHL circles. Tavares combines with Auston Matthews to give the Leafs quite a punch up the middle.

With both teams playing back-to-back, Anton Forsberg and Garrett Sparks will both see their first action of the season in net. Sparks, an Elmhurst, IL native, flashed enough potential to make the team out of camp. Forsberg must prove he can be consistent at the NHL level.

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