Follow @jaeckel



Anaheim Ducks (34-22-10) at Chicago Blackhawks (42-18-5)
7:30PM Central/5:30 Pacific
CSN-Chicago/KCOP


STARTING GOALIES:

Anaheim: Jonathan Bernier
Chicago: Corey Crawford


STATS:

GOALS PER GAME:
Anaheim 2.56
Chicago 3.00

GOALS AGAINST:
Anaheim 2.52
Chicago 2.51

POWER PLAY
Anaheim 19%
Chicago 19.5%

PENALTY KILL
Anaheim 84.8%
Chicago 76.9%

SHOTS FOR/AGAINST
Anaheim 29.7/29.4
Chicago 30.3/31.3




NOTES:
The Hawks haven't faced the Ducks since November, a game Chicago won, and they are 7-2-1 versus Anaheim in the last 10 meetings. All that said, this is still a strong Ducks team.

The big news tonight is the return of Johnny Oduya alongside Niklas Hjalmarsson. One of the last memories Hawk fans have of Oduya was anchoring essentially a four-man defense rotation that beat the Ducks in the 2015 Western Conference finals—even after a physical barrage that Duck center Ryan Kesler predicted "no human could handle."

Those were the days.

I'll have a recap tomorrow.



JJ

Join the Discussion: » 204 Comments » Post New Comment

» Thanks and Farewell

» Where do we go from here?

» Preds at Hawks Breakdown

» "All Teams Have Flaws"

» The Games You Should Win