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Chicago Blackhawks (13-8-1) @ Anaheim Ducks (14-4-5) 3PM Central/1 Pacific WGN, NHL Network, Prime
THE BUZZ
The Ducks came in to the United Center a few weeks back and eked out a 1-0 win behind some outstanding goaltending from John Gibson. This is a team that is truly a measuring stick for any Western Conference club with legitimate Stanley Cup aspirations. So while the Hawks have been playing reasonably well of late, they need to bring it today.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Power Play: Chicago, 9th, 20.6% Anaheim, 16th, 19.2%
Penalty Kill: Chicago, 1st, 90.6% Anaheim, 8th, 84.7%
PROJECTED LINEUPS
Chicago
Saad Toews Hossa Versteeg Richards Kane Bickell Shaw Carcillo Nordstom Kruger Smith
Keith Seabrook Oduya Hjalmarsson Clendening Rozsival
Crawford
Anaheim
Beleskey Getzlaf Perry Maroon Kesler Palmieri Cogliano Thompson Silfverberg Bourque Smith-Pelly _Jackman
Vatanen Stoner Fowler Manson Lindholm Clark
Andersen
Recap tomorrow,
JJ