About the Hawks

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үӯ ABOUT THE HAWKS

The Hawks are coming off a 2-1 loss Thursday night in Minnesota, contributing to an unhappy night in most ways for the Jets, as the teams all directly ahead of Winnipeg (Wild, Predators and Stars) were all winners while the Jets were losing in San Jose.

Chicago continues its relentless pursuit of the Anaheim Ducks for first overall. Despite their win over Anaheim last week, the Hawks trailed the Ducks by five points (81-76) heading into weekend action.

Chicago is 18-3-7 at United Center so far this season.

The season’s series between Chicago and Winnipeg has been one-sided. The Hawks have won all three, by a combined count of 15-5.

Apart from games against the Jets and at 9-7-3 within the Central Division, Chicago has found its toughest competition this season in its own neighbourhood. The Hawks have just two regulations losses all season against teams from the other three divisions.

Chicago defenceman Duncan Keith is having an outstanding season, though he missed his first game of the season Thursday due to illness. In his last 20 outings, Keith has collected 21 points. He has 46 on the season, second in the NHL among defencemen, and is plus-19.

WINNIPEG JETS

31 Ondrej Pavelec

35 Al Montoya

2 Adam Pardy

5 Mark Stuart

7 Keaton Ellerby

8 Jacob Trouba

9 Evander Kane

12 Olli Jokinen

14 Anthony Peluso

16 Andrew Ladd

17 James Wright

18 Bryan Little

22 Chris Thorburn

25 Zach Redmond

26 Blake Wheeler

27 Eric Tangradi

33 Dustin Byfuglien

39 Toby Enstrom

40 Devin Setoguchi

44 Zach Bogosian

55 Mark Scheifele

59 Eric O’Dell

67 Michael Frolik

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

31 Antti Raanta

50 Corey Crawford

2 Duncan Keith

4 Niklas Hjalmarsson

6 Michael Kostka

7 Brent Seabrook

8 Nick Leddy

10 Patrick Sharp

16 Marcus Kruger

17 Sheldon Brookbank

19 Jonathan Toews

20 Brandon Saad

23 Kris Versteeg

26 Michal Handzus

27 Johnny Oduya

28 Ben Smith

29 Bryan Bickell

32 Michal Rozsival

52 Brandon Bollig

65 Andrew Shaw

81 Marian Hossa

88 Patrick Kane

— Tim Campbell