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LA Kings @ Chicago Blackhawks
2:30PM Central/12:30 Pacific
United Center, Chicago
NBC/TSN2/WGN Radio



THE BUZZ

This one has all the earmarks of a trap game.

The Hawks are riding high in confidence, coming off a 4-1 thrashing of a top conference rival. On paper, they ook vastly superior to today's opponent. However, said opponent happens to be the defending Stanley Cup Champion LA Kings. And don't look now, they're coming off two straight wins.


PROJECTED LINEUPS

LOS ANGELES

DUSTIN BROWN ANZE KOPITAR SIMON GAGNE
DUSTIN PENNER JEFF CARTER JUSTIN WILLIAMS
DWIGHT KING MIKE RICHARDS JORDAN NOLAN
KYLE CLIFFORD TREVOR LEWIS JARRET STOLL

KEATON ELLERBY DREW DOUGHTY
ROB SCUDERI SLAVA VOYNOV
JAKE MUZZIN DAVIS DREWISKE

JONATHAN QUICK



CHICAGO

BRANDON SAAD JONATHAN TOEWS MARIAN HOSSA
PATRICK SHARP DAVE BOLLAND PATRICK KANE
BRYAN BICKELL ANDREW SHAW VIKTOR STALBERG
MARCUS KRUGER JAMAL MAYERS MICHAL FROLIK

BRENT SEABROOK DUNCAN KEITH
NIKLAS HJALMARSSON JOHNNY ODUYA
MICHAL ROZSIVAL NICK LEDDY

RAY EMERY



STATS


GOAL DIFFERENTIAL
Los Angeles, 21st
Chicago, 1st


POWER PLAY
Los Angeles, 27th
Chicago, 13th


PENALTY KILL
Los Angeles, 17th
Chicago, 2nd


FACEOFF %
Los Angeles, 22nd
Chicago, 13th


BLOCKED SHOTS
Los Angeles, 23rd
Chicago, 3rd


TAKEAWAYS
Los Angeles, 17th
Chicago, 3rd



All for now.




JJ

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