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Chicago Blackhawks@Edmonton Oilers
9PM Central/8PM Mountain
CBC/WGN


THE BUZZ

The Blackhawks have ventured farther north in Alberta, meeting the 6-12-2 Oilers, a club the Hawks have handled for the most part the last two seasons. This is a game the Hawks need to win, as subsequent games on this trip will prove much more challenging. The Oilers are a team that has loaded up on high draft picks and premier prospects for years, always looking on the precipice of greatness, and never seeming to come together. Still they have talent and they can skate, ad like the Avalanche in that regard, they can give the Hawks trouble.

Philip Danault, the second of two Hawk first round picks in 2011, makes his regular season NHL debut tonight in place of injured Andrew Shaw. Danault will bear the added burden of wearing a bit of a storied number, 24, previously worn by Doug Wilson, Bob Probert, and Martin Havlat.


PROJECTED LINEUPS

Chicago

Saad Toews Hossa
Versteeg Richards Kane
Bickell Danault Carcillo
Nordstrom Kruger Smith

Keith Seabrook
Oduya Hjalmarsson
Clendening Rozsival

Raanta


Edmonton

Perron Nugent-Hopkins Eberle
Hall Draisaitl Purcell
Joensuu Arcobello Yakupov
Hendricks Gordon Pinnizzotto

Ference Schultz
Marincin Petry
Aulie Faine

Scrivens



I'll have a recap tomorrow,


JJ

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