Chicago Blackhawks (43-20-5) at Montreal Canadiens (39-22-8) 7:30PM Eastern/6:30 Central NBC Sports/CSN Chicago/RDS
GOALIES: Corey Crawford/Chicago Carey Price/Montreal
STATS:
GF/GA Chicago 2.96 Montreal 2.71
POWER PLAY Chicago 18.8% Montreal 20.3%
SF/SA Chicago 30.3/31.3 Montreal 29.6/29.9
PENALTY KILL Chicago 77.7% Montreal 80.5%
NOTES: This one has all the elements—an Original 6 matchup of two good teams, featuring two elite goaltenders (one of whom grew up in Montreal). Another good measuring stick for the Hawks against a team they don't see very often.
I'll recap tomorrow.
JJ