Chicago Blackhawks (45-20-5) at Toronto Maple Leafs (32-23-14) 7PM Eastern/6PM Central CSNC/CBC
GOALIES: Corey Crawford/Chicago Fredrik Andersen/Toronto
STATS:
GF/GA Chicago 2.96/2.47 Toronto 3.04/2.87
POWER PLAY Chicago 18.8% Toronto 23.7%
SF/SA Chicago 30.2/31.5 Toronto 32.4/32.7
PENALTY KILL Chicago 77.9% Toronto 83.3%
NOTES: The Hawks close out their 3-game swing through Eastern Canada with another Original Six foe at the Air Canada Centre tonight. This is a Leafs team that's on the rise, led by wunderkind Auston Matthews, a young, fast club.
The Wild host the Rangers tonight. With 12 games left, each contest now becomes critically important as the Hawks try to hold on to first place in the Central Division and preferable playoff position.
I'll recap the Hawks-Leafs game tomorrow.
JJ