Chicago Blackhawks (9–14–5) at Anaheim Ducks (14–10–5)
9:30pm CST, 7:30pm PST
Honda Center
TV/Radio: NBCSN/WGN
PROJECTED STARTERS
Chicago – Corey Crawford (5–11–1, SV%: .903, GAA: 3.17)
Anaheim– John Gibson (10–8–4, SV%: .926, GAA: 2.58)
TEAM STATISTICS
Power Play
Chicago (12.5%, 31st)
Anaheim (17.1%, 23rd)
Penalty Kill
Chicago (73.5%, 29th)
Anaheim (80.0%, T-13th)
Shorts for/against
Chicago (31.9, 13th; 33.6, 26th)
Anaheim (26.5, 31st; 35.7, 30th)
Shooting %
Chicago (8.6%, 25th)
Anaheim (8.9%, 23rd)
Faceoff %
Chicago (49.7%,17th)
Anaheim (50.3%,13th)
Avg. height/weight
Chicago 6’1”, 197lbs
Anaheim 6’1” 201lbs
PROJECTED LINES/PAIRINGS
Chicago Blackhawks
Brandon Saad–Jonathan Toews–Brendan Perlini
Dominik Kahun–David Kampf–Patrick Kane
Alex DeBrincat–Dylan Strome–Alexandre Fortin
John Hayden–Artem Anisimov–Marcus Kruger
Duncan Keith–Henri Jokiharju
Brandon Manning–Brent Seabrook
Gustav Forsling–Erik Gustafsson
Anaheim Ducks
Rickard Rakell–Ryan Getzlaf–Pontus Aberg
Nick Ritchie–Adam Henrique–Daniel Sprong
Andrew Cogliano–Ryan Kesler–Jakob Silfverberg
Kiefer Sherwood–Carter Rowney–Ondrej Kase
Hampus Lindholm–Brandon Montour
Jacob Larsson–Josh Manson
Andy Welinski–Jake Dotchin
Analysis
Chicago travels to Anaheim having lost 15 of 18 games, for the first of a back-to-back on the road, against the Ducks. The Blackhawks look to bounce back after a 3–2 loss on Sunday to the Flames.
Anaheim relies heavily on their top-notch goaltender John Gibson. The 25-year old bails out the Ducks on a nightly basis with his .926 save percentage, as the Ducks give up the most shots per game (35.7) in the league.
Corey Crawford, riding a personal five-game losing streak, will be in net tonight. The Montreal, QC native stopped 38 of 41 shots in his last start against Calgary.
As fans continue to struggle with hope for this team, Chicago finds itself -27 in goal differential, last in the NHL, and nine points out of the last wild-card spot. With that being said, enjoy the game.