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Minnesota Wild (5-3-3) at Chicago Blackhawks (6-1-3)
7PM Central
United Center, Chicago
CSN Chicago/Fox Sports North/WGN Radio


THE BUZZ

This is the first meeting of the season between the Hawks and their opponent from the first round of the 2013 playoffs, the Minnesota Wild. The Wild, along with the Hawks, are now also part of the newly formed Central Division. The young team from Minnesota struggled a bit out of the gate this year, but won their last two games. They also get star veteran netminder Niklas Backstrom back tonight from injury.

The Hawks have also struggled to find and keep their Stanley Cup form, often failing to hold third period leads. The newly recalled Jeremy Morin sees his first regular season action tonight.


PROJECTED LINEUPS

Minnesota

Parise Koivu Fontaine
Niederreiter Granlund Pominville
Heatley Brodziak Cooke
Mitchell Konopka Veileux

Suter Spurgeon
Dumba Stoner
Scandella Prosser

Backstrom



Chicago

Saad Toews Hossa
Sharp Kruger Kane
Bickell Shaw Morin
Bollig Pirri Mills

Keith Seabrook
Oduya Hjalmarsson
Leddy Rozsival

Crawford


I'll be back with a recap tomorrow AM!



JJ

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