Winnipeg Jets (16-17-3) at Chicago Blackhawks (22-9-5) 7:30PM Central CSN-Chicago/TSN 3
STARTING GOALIES:
Winnipeg: Connor Hellebuyck Chicago: Corey Crawford
STATS:
GOALS PER GAME: Winnipeg 2.58 Chicago 2.78
GOALS AGAINST: Winnipeg 2.89 Chicago 2.36
POWER PLAY Winnipeg 15.3% Chicago 18.8%
PENALTY KILL Winnipeg 76.7% Chicago 74.5%
SHOTS Winnipeg 27.8 Chicago 28.9
SHOTS AGAINST Winnipeg 29.9 Chicago 31.0
NOTES:
The big question for the Blackhawks tonight is the health and playing status of forwards Artem Anisimov and Marian Hossa. In spite of a mediocre record, Winnipeg is a tough opponent typically for the Blackhawks, who were shut out by the Jets in their last visit to the MTS Centre to kick off the Circus Road Trip in November. The Blackhawks need to break a recent pattern of starting off poorly, then needing to play catch up later in games.
I’ll recap tomorrow.
JJ