Vancouver Canucks (28-34-9) at Chicago Blackhawks (47-20-5) 7:30PM Central/5:30 Pacific CSNC/RSNP
GOALIES: Ryan Miller/Vancouver Corey Crawford/Chicago
NOTES: This falls into the category of a game the Hawks should win—which doesn't really matter of late, as they are beating everyone they face with regularity. Still, overconfidence always has to be guarded against. And the Hawks need to keep the pedal to the metal in terms of amassing points while the Minnesota Wild try to figure out what kind of team they really are. The Wild entertain San Jose tonight.
The Hawks will roll the following lines tonight:
Hayden-Toews-Panik Panarin-Schmaltz-Kane Hartman-Kruger-Hossa Rasmussen-Kero-Jurco
Rookie John Hayden, fresh out of college, continues to "audition" on the top line, where he really looked quite comfortable, especially in his last game.
I'll recap tomorrow.
JJ