Viqsi
"that chick from Ohio"
Oh yeah, hockey games. We play those around here, don't we? And they're in primetime rather than during daytime TV soap opera slots...
Notes and projected lineup per bluejackets.com:
blackhawks.nhl.com has their own preview article up.
Scoresheet links (they'll work later tonight):
Game Summary - overall game info
Event Summary - player-specific info
Highlights of the Blackhawks' last game:
Notes and projected lineup per bluejackets.com:
Of Note
Bjorkstrand has a 4-7-11 line in the past 12 games and leads the squad on the season with those 11 points. … Laine has scored three goals in four games since arriving from Winnipeg, while fellow former Jet Roslovic has a career-long five-game point streak (2-5-7). … Jones has a three-game point streak (1-5-6). … Atkinson notched his 14th career shorthanded goal Monday, tying Rick Nash's franchise record. … Defenseman Scott Harrington (1-1-2, 2 GP) and center Kevin Stenlund (1-2-3, 3 GP) have registered points in each of their games played this season. … Columbus has scored first in 10 of 14 games, and 16 of the Jackets' 38 goals have been scored in the first period. … Columbus is 3-9-2 in its last 14 games in the United Center.
Projected Lineup
(Subject to change)
Patrik Laine - Jack Roslovic - Cam Atkinson
Max Domi - Kevin Stenlund - Oliver Bjorkstrand
Eric Robinson - Riley Nash - Nick Foligno
Mikhail Grigorenko - Boone Jenner - Alexandre Texier
Vladislav Gavrikov - Seth Jones
Scott Harrington - David Savard
Michael Del Zotto - Andrew Peeke
Joonas Korpisalo
Cam Johnson
Scratches: Dean Kukan, Gabriel Carlsson, Matiss Kivlenieks (lower body, day to day)
Injured reserve: Zach Werenski (lower body, day to day), Elvis Merzlikins (upper body, day to day), Gus Nyquist (shoulder, out 5-6 months as of November), Brandon Dubinsky (wrist, LTIR)
Roster Report: Tortorella said Wednesday that Stenlund will move up in the lineup while Peeke will make his season debut in place of Kukan, who didn't play in the last 34 minutes of Monday's game because of his struggles. Either Johnson (taxi squad) or Merzlikins will have to be recalled to the active roster to join Korpisalo.
blackhawks.nhl.com has their own preview article up.
Scoresheet links (they'll work later tonight):
Game Summary - overall game info
Event Summary - player-specific info
Highlights of the Blackhawks' last game: