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Chicago Blackhawks (33-10-13) at San Jose Sharks (34-15-6) 9:30 Central NHLN-US, CSN-CH, CSN-CA
THE BUZZ
This is a big time matchup of two of the league's best teams. However, both have been playing poorly of late. The Sharks have lost three straight on the road, scoring just one goal. The Hawks are coming off a four game losing streak that they stopped with a 5-2 win in Vancouver the other night.
In their last ten games, the Hawks are 4-2-4. San Jose is 6-4-0.
The Sharks are 19-3-3 at home. They are 17th in the league on the power play, 6th on the penalty kill. The Hawks are 4th in the league with a man advantage, 27th in killing penalties.
PROJECTED INEUPS
CHICAGO
Sharp Toews Hossa Versteeg Pirri Kane Shaw Handzus Saad Bollig Kruger Smith
Keith Seabrook Oduya Hjalmarsson Leddy Brookbank
Crawford
SAN JOSE
Pavelski Thornton Burns Wingels Marleau Nieto McCarthy DesJardins Havlat Hayes Kearns Brown
Vlasic Demers Stuart Braun Boyle Hannan
Niemi
All for now,
JJ