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Anaheim Ducks (36-8-5) at Chicago Blackhawks (30-8-11) 7PM Central NHL Network/CSN Chicago/Fox Sports West
THE BUZZ
Can you say big game?
Of course you can. And if you wanted to order one up for tonight, your wish is granted in this showdown of two Western Conference powers.
It’s step up time for the Blackhawks, who are a weak 4-5-1 in their last ten games, against a Duck team that is 9-1 over the same span. Those in the Hawk fanbase who assume their team will cruise to another Cup Final will get a stern test of that theory tonight, when the Hawks are already overdue for a strong performance.
PROJECTED LINEUPS
Anaheim
Penner Getzlaf Perry Palmieri Perreault Selanne Silfverberg Koivu Cogliano Beleskey Bonino Jackman
Beauchemin Lindholm Fowler Lovejoy Vatanen Fistric
Andersen
Chicago
Sharp-Toews-Hossa Saad-Shaw-Kane Bickell-Handzus-versteeg Bollig-Kruger-Smith
Keith-Seabrook Oduya-Hjalmarsson Leddy-Rozsival
Crawford
All for now,
JJ