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Chicago Blackhawks (37-13-14) at Buffalo Sabres (19-36-8) 7:30 Eastern NBCSN/WGN Radio
THE BUZZ
This one has trap game written all over it. While the hawks are coming off an impressive 6-1 win over Columbus at the UC, they haven't been great since the Olympic break, where the Sabres are 4-2 since then.
The Hawks are clicking on the power play, 3rd in the league; the Sabres are 25th. The Hawk penalty kill has slowly improved of late, and now stands at 22nd in the league. The Sabres are 15th.
Newly acquired defenseman David Rundblad makes his debut with Chicago tonight.
PROJECTED LINEUPS
Chicago
Saad Toews Shaw Sharp Handzus Kane Bickell Regin Versteeg Bollig Kruger Smith
Keith Seabrook Oduya Hjalmarsson Leddy Rundblad
Crawford
Buffalo
Conacher Ennis Stafford Foligno Hodgson DesLauriers Flynn Leino D'Agostini Scott Konopka Ellis
Myers Tallinder Ehrhoff Weber McBain Ruhwedel
Enroth
All for now,
JJ