Winnipeg Jets (20–9–2) at Chicago Blackhawks (10–18–5)
7:30pm CST,
United Center
TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN
PROJECTED STARTERS
Chicago – Corey Crawford (6–14–1, SV%: .903, GAA: 3.20)
Winnipeg – Laurent Brossoit (6–1–1, SV%: .932, GAA: 2.27)
TEAM STATISTICS
Power Play
Chicago (12.1%, 31st)
Winnipeg (30.4%, 1st)
Penalty Kill
Chicago (73.2%, 29th)
Winnipeg (81.9%, T-9th)
Shorts for/against
Chicago (32.0, 14th; 33.8, 27th)
Winnipeg (32.7, T8th; 31.8, T-19th)
Shooting %
Chicago (8.8%, 27th)
Winnipeg (11.0%, 6th)
Faceoff %
Chicago (50.1%,16th)
Winnipeg (51.8%, 6th)
Avg. height/weight
Chicago 6’1”, 197lbs
Winnipeg 6’2” 202lbs
PROJECTED LINES/PAIRINGS
Chicago Blackhawks
Brandon Saad–Jonathan Toews–Dominik Kahun
Alex DeBrincat–Dylan Strome–Patrick Kane
Dylan Sikura–David Kampf–Brendan Perlini
John Hayden–Marcus Kruger–Andreas Martinsen
Duncan Keith–Henri Jokiharju
Brent Seabrook–Erik Gustafsson
Carl Dahlstrom–Connor Murphy
Winnipeg Jets
Nikolaj Ehlers–Mark Scheifele–Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor–Bryan Little–Patrik Laine
Mathieu Perreault–Adam Lowry–Brandon Tanev
Brendan Lemieux–Jack Roslovic–Mason Appleton
Josh Morrissey–Jacob Trouba
Ben Chiarot–Dustin Byfuglien
Dmitry Kulikov–Tyler Myers
Analysis
The Blackhawks meet the Jets tonight, at home, for the second time in four days. Winnipeg defeated the Blackhawks 6 – 3 on Tuesday, in Winnipeg.
Chicago snapped an eight-game losing streak Wednesday, helped by scoring from the fourth line. Continued scoring depth, Andreas Martinsen and Marcus Kruger had those goals, will be key for Chicago to compete with top-level teams in the league.
The Jets qualify as a top-level team. Having won 6 of 7 games, Winnipeg has crawled their way up to within a point of the Central Division lead. Chicago will have their hands full tonight.
Another night of Chicago scoring first would keep this game competitive. The Jets took their foot off the pedal on Tuesday, after leading 3 – 0 in the first period, allowing the Blackhawks fans to think the team was closer than they really were.