Chicago Blackhawks (11-4-2) at Calgary Flames (7-10-1) 8PM Central/7PM Mountain Rogers SportsNet West/CSN Chicago
(projected)
Chicago forward lines
Panik-Toews-Kane Panarin-Anisimov-Hossa Rasmussen-Kruger-Hartman Desjardins-Schmaltz-Tootoo
Chicago defense
Keith-Campbell Kempny-Seabrook Forsling-Hjalmarsson
STARTING GOALIES:
Chicago: Corey Crawford Calgary: Brian Elliott
STATS:
GOALS PER GAME: Chicago 3.12 Calgary 2.28
GOALS AGAINST: Chicago 2.47 Calgary 3.28
POWER PLAY Chicago 18.2% Calgary 9.7%
PENALTY KILL Chicago 67.3% Calgary 75%
SHOTS F/A Chicago 28.9/30.8 Calgary 28.6/28.2
FACEOFF% Chicago 49.8% Calgary 50.5%
NOTES:
Vince Hinostroza (upper body) and Tyler Motte (lower) are both possible for tonight's game, which would cause an adjustment in the lines mapped out above. However, I would not count on either being in the lineup.
The Hawks come off a lackluster performance in Winnipeg Tuesday night. They've had rest since and should be ready for the Flames tonight.
Flames F Johnny Gaudreau had surgery (finger) Wednesday after a blatant hacking incident versus the Minnesota Wild and will be out tonight. As a fan, you have to marvel at a league that actually spends time and money debating whether to add an extra gimmick to the gimmick known as the shootout, while allowing its rising stars to be injured through what are clear penalties. Let's consult the "War Room," right? Ugh.
I’ll recap the game tomorrow.
JJ
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