GAME DAY | Canadiens – Blackhawks: Preview, Lines, Goalies, TV, Fantasy
Jordan Lambe
Pre-game Notes and Quotes
Three-time Stanley Cup winner (all with the Blackhawks), Bryan Bickell, was reassigned to the AHL today. Captian Jonathan Toews had this to say about his longtime teammate: “It’s tough, [it] hurts your confidence when you’ve kind of had a lot of success [and] a lot of opportunities over a number of years, and all of a sudden it’s taken away from you. That’s a tough thing to overcome and battle through, but he’s a professional. He’s doing his best to do that.”
Max Pacioretty on the Canadiens’ heartbreaking loss to the Blues last night: “We have to win that game. Just sitting here thinking what to say, there’s nothing other than we have to win that game. Up 3-2 with six minutes left, we cannot lose that game,”
Brendan Gallagher: “We did some good things, but the end result was that we lost. We lost the game. We’ve got to be better. We’ve got to find ways to win. That’s what it comes down to. Nobody likes losing. Nobody wants to lose in here. That was the result tonight. We’ve got to fix it [on Sunday against Chicago]. It’s as simple as that,”
The Chicago Blackhawks are currently riding a 10 game winning streak (franchise record is 11 straight wins) including a win versus the Canadiens on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2016.
While the Canadiens have a 4-10-1 record versus teams in the Western Conference this season, the Blackhawks’ boast a 12-6-1 record against teams from the East.
The Canadiens have maintain their placing in the goals against category, they are currently in11th in the league in goals against, with 113 in 45 games. The Blackhawks have allowed 108 goals in 47 games and find themselves in 7th in the league.
The Canadiens have surprisingly maintained their standing in the goals for category as they are currently in 7th place in the NHL, with 126 over their first 45 games. Unsurprisingly, the Blackhawks are 3rd in this category with 135 goals scored in 45 games.
Matchup
United Center, Chicago, IL. | January 17, 7:00 PM ET | TV: SN, RDS, WGN
2015-16 statistics
BLACKHAWKS
CANADIENS
64 (2nd)
Points (League rank)
50 (13th)
30-13-4
Record
23-18-3
19-5-1
Home
12-8-2
11-8-3
Road
11-10-2
10-0-0
Last 10
3-6-1
2.85
G/G
2.76
2.30
GA/G
2.49
22.5
PP%
17.8
82.2
PK%
84.8
52.4
CF%*
53.3
55.6
CF60*
56.3
50.5
CA60*
49.3
*Advanced statistics: Score adjusted, even strength. CF%: Corsi for percentage of total CF60: Corsi For/60 minutes CA60: Corsi Against/60 minutes (via War on Ice)
Projected forward lines, defense pairings and goaltenders
