Jets at Blackhawks

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About the BLACKHAWKS

Chicago (31-36-10) is nearing the end of one of their worst seasons in recent years. The Blackhawks are in last place in the Central Division, 14 points behind the next closest team in the Dallas Stars. They have been particularly bad recently, with a 2-6-2 record in the last 10 games.

The Blackhawks are coming off a 4-3 shootout loss at home to the San Jose Sharks Monday night. Chicago rebounded from an early 1-0 deficit to take a 2-1 lead after the first period. The Sharks countered by scoring the next two goals but a shot from Patrik Sharp tied the game with fewer than three minutes to go. Sharp added another in the shootout but it wasn’t enough, as the Sharks scored twice, including one in the eighth round to seal the win.

As tough a season as it has been for the Blackhawks, the 2015 Stanley Cup champions still have a number of weapons on offence. Patrick Kane leads the way with 72 points, while Winnipeg native Jonathan Toews is second with 52. Alex DeBrincat is tied with Kane for the team lead in goals with 26.

CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS

31 Anton Forsberg G

60 Colin Delia G

2 Duncan Keith D

5 Connor Murphy D

7 Brent Seabrook D

8 Nick Schmaltz C

10 Patrick Sharp RW

12 Alex DeBrincat RW

13 Tomas Jurco LW

14 Victor Ejdsell C

15 Artem Anisimov C

19 Jonathan Toews C

20 Brandon Saad LW

29 Andreas Martinsen LW

40 John Hayden RW

44 Jan Rutta D

48 Vinnie Hinostroza LW

55 Blake Hillman D

56 Erik Gustafsson D

64 David Kampf C

82 Jordan Oesterle D

88 Patrick Kane RW

91 Anthony Duclair LW

95 Dylan Sikura RW

Head coach: Joel Quenneville

Assistant coaches: Kevin Dineen, Ulf Samuelsson, Don Granato

Goaltending coach: Jimmy Waite

 

Winnipeg Jets

1 Eric Comrie G

37 Connor Hellebuyck G

3 Tucker Poolman D

5 Dmitry Kulikov D

7 Ben Chiarot D

8 Jacob Trouba D

9 Andrew Copp C

13 Brandon Tanev LW

15 Matt Hendricks C

16 Shawn Matthias LW

17 Adam Lowry C

18 Bryan Little C

25 Paul Stastny C

26 Blake Wheeler RW

27 Nikolaj Ehlers LW

29 Patrik Laine RW

33 Dustin Byfuglien D

40 Joel Armia RW

44 Josh Morrissey D

52 Jack Roslovic C

55 Mark Scheifele C

56 Marko Dano C

57 Tyler Myers D

70 Joe Morrow D

81 Kyle Connor LW

85 Mathieu Perreault C

Head coach: Paul Maurice

Assistant coaches: Charlie Huddy, Jamie Kompon, Todd Woodcroft

Goaltending coach: Wade Flaherty

(lineups subject to change)

— Jeff Hamilton