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Vancouver Canucks @ Chicago Blackhawks
7:30 Central/5:30 Pacific
United Center, Chicago
Sportsnet-Pacific, CSN/WGN Radio



THE BUZZ


Does this game need any more buzz?

Intense rivals meet for the second time this season, with both teams legitimate contenders to win the West. And of course, there's all the Keith-Sedin subtext to keep the trash talk flowing on the message boards.

Although virtually each game in this shortened season is against a probable or likely playoff foe, this one stands out as very big. No team would probably take more joy, or claim more notoriety, in ending the Hawks' consecutive points streak on their own home ice than the Canucks would.

Expect a very good game.




PROJECTED LINEUPS


VANCOUVER

DANIEL SEDIN HENRIK SEDIN ALEXANDRE BURROWS
MASON RAYMOND JORDAN SCHROEDER JANNIK HANSEN
CHRIS HIGGINS RYAN KESLER ZACK KASSIAN
AARON VOLPATTI MAXIM LAPIERRE DALE WEISE

DAN HAMHUIS ALEXANDER EDLER
KEITH BALLARD CHRISTOPHER TANEV
KEVIN BIEKSA JASON GARRISON

ROBERTO LUONGO



CHICAGO

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

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

RAY EMERY






STATS


POWER PLAY
Vancouver, 13th
Chicago, 12th

PENALTY KILL
Vancouver, 21st
Chicago, 3rd

FACEOFF %
Vancouver, 18th
Chicago, 13th

5 on 5 GOAL DIFFERENTIAL
Vancouver, 3rd
Chicago, 2nd

BLOCKED SHOTS
Vancouver, 29TH
Chicago, 6th

TAKEAWAYS
Vancouver, 8th
Chicago, 1st


All for now,



JJ

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