Minnesota Wild (29-24-4) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (34-15-8)
United Center @ 6:00 CST
Television: FSN
Listen live on WCCO.com, or locally at 830 AM
For the Chicago perspective, check out Second City Hockey
Tonight's lines:
Minnesota Wild | Chicago Blackhawks |
| Miettinen - Koivu - Bouchard Burns - Schultz Harding | Versteeg - Toews - Byfuglien Wisniewski - Seabrook |
Notes
- The Blackhawks are 3-8-3 against Minnesota since Jan. 20, 2006
- With 2 goals last night, Owen Nolan leads the Wild with 17 goals.
- The Wild have 15 of their next 19 set on the road.
- Chicago is 15-4-5 at home and 9-3-0 in the 12 games since the all-star break.
- Huet is 4-1-0 with a 1.41 goals-against average since Khabibulin went out injured 5 games ago.
Questions to Answer
- Which Wild team shows up? The one from Saturday or last week?
- Will Owen Nolan and Pierre-Marc Bouchard continue to play well together?
- Can the Wild defense stop the surging Blackhawks attack?
- Will the Wild maintain their dominance over Chicago?
- Can the team get this road trip off to a great start, or do they set themselves up for a bad month?