December 2010 Archives

* The home team has won each of the last five meetings between these two teams.

* The Blues were not whistled for a single penalty Sunday against Nashville. It was the first time the Blues kept their penalty box vacant since April 1, 2004 (vs. Red Wings).

* For the second time this season, the Blackhawks have won four straight games. Three of the four victories have come by 4-1 margins.

* The Blues have now won exactly six games in each of the first three months this season.

* Patrick Sharp, who scored two goals against Columbus on Sunday, has seven goals over his last eight games against the Blues.

* David Backes has recorded multiple points in back-to-back home games, and has tallied five goals and six assists over his last seven home games.

* The Blue Jackets have won three of the last four meetings between these two teams and the last two meetings in Chicago. The Blue Jackets have a winning record in Chicago (12-8-0-2) since the start of the 2003-04 season.

* Since starting the season 8-1-0 at home, the Blue Jackets have lost six straight at home and have been outscored, 25-10, during that streak.

* The Blackhawks have won their last three games and seven of their last nine games at home. Chicago has scored 33 goals over that nine-game span at home, an average of 3.67 goals a game.

* 12 of those 33 goals have come on the power-play as the Blackhawks have converted on 32.4% of their power plays in that span. Jonathan Toews (4) and Troy Brouwer (3) have combined for seven of those 12 goals.

* Jack Skille is coming off a two-goal game against Nashville. Skille has 27 shots on goal over his last six games (4.5 shots per game) and is third on the Blackhawks in shots on goal with 94, despite averaging less than 12 minutes a game this season.

* R.J. Umberger is also coming off a two-goal game. Umberger has a goal in each of his last two games against the Blackhawks and has a six-game point-scoring streak against Chicago, with a total of nine points in that span.

* This will be the third meeting between these clubs this season, with Nashville winning each of the first two contests. The Blackhawks have won seven of their last 10 home games against the Predators.

* Nashville saw its season-high five-game winning streak come to an end in a 6-1 loss to the Kings on Saturday.

* Chicago has won two straight and six of its last eight home games. The Blackhawks have scored 19 power-play goals at home this season - tied for the most in hockey. 

* Jonathan Toews has six goals and seven assists in his last nine games and 12 points (4g, 8a) in his last eight games against Nashville.

* Brent Seabrook has 16 points (1g, 15a) in 19 home games this season compared to four points (2g, 2a) in 16 road games. 

* Steve Sullivan, who has lit the lamp in consecutive games, is riding a current four-game point streak (2g, 2a). Teammate Ryan Suter has seven points (1g, 6a) during his current five-game point streak.

* Behind Nicklas Lidstrom's first career hat trick, the Red Wings defeated the Blues, 5-2, on Wednesday and have now won three of four overall. This season marks the seventh time in franchise history and the third time in the last four years that Detroit has 20+ wins through its first 30 games.
* The Blackhawks lost, 4-3, to the Avalanche on Wednesday and have now dropped three straight games overall (0-2-1 record). With 35 points in 33 games, the defending Stanley Cup Champs are currently 12^th in the Western Conference.
* Including a 3-2 victory earlier this season (October 9), the Red Wings have defeated the Blackhawks three straight times at the United Center - all by a single goal.
* Including a goal and an assist with the man-advantage Wednesday, Nicklas Lidstrom now has 15 power-play points (3g, 12a) overall in 2010-11 - most of any blueliner in hockey. Lidstrom has five points (2g, 3a) in his last four skates against the Blackhawks.
* Marty Turco allowed four goals before getting pulled 40 seconds into the second period in his last start on Monday - the seventh time in 2010-11 that he's given up four or more tallies. Turco is just 6-13-5-0 in 25 career games vs. the Red Wings - his worst record against any opponent.

* The Blackhawks have the league's second-best power-play in 2010-11 at 24.0 percent. However, Chicago's penalty-kill percentage is just 78.8 this season - third-worst in the NHL.

* The Avalanche have won each of the two meetings between these teams so far this season (both at home), including a 7-5 victory against them on Monday. Colorado has just one win in its last six trips to Chicago.

* The Blackhawks have won two straight and four of their last five home games.

* Colorado has won each of its last three games after winning just once in its previous seven contests. The Avalanche have scored the second-most goals in the NHL this season (106), while the Blackhawks have scored the fourth-most (99).

* Corey Crawford has won each of his last four home starts after losing each of his first four at home on the season.

* Bryan Bickell has lit the lamp in three of his last four games after scoring just two goals in his previous 23 contests. Bickell has scored a goal in each of his last two games against Colorado.

* Paul Stastny has four goals and five assists during his current five-game point streak and has lit the lamp in each of his last three games. Stastny has three goals in his last two games against Chicago.

* The Blackhawks lost, 2-1, in overtime to the Sharks on Saturday and have now taken at least one point from six of their last seven games overall (5-1-1 record). Chicago is 8-3-1 (.708) in its last 12 skates - the third-best record in the league since November 14.

* The Blackhawks have won seven of their last ten games and have scored 38 goals over that span. The Blackhawks have eight power-play goals over their last four games.

* Including last season's playoff games, the Blackhawks have won five of their last six games in San Jose. San Jose has scored eight even-strength goals and seven power-play goals in those six games.

* The Sharks have allowed at least 35 shots on goal in each of the team's last two games. Prior to that, the Sharks had only allowed 35 or more shots three times this season.

* Logan Couture has six goals over his last five games and leads all rookies in goals with 14.

* Patrick Marleau has a point in each of his last six games (including the postseason) against the Blackhawks, including seven goals in the last four.

* Rookie goalie Corey Crawford has won seven consecutive games for the Blackhawks. The last rookie to win eight consecutive games was Brian Elliot (March 5-21, 2009).

* Including the postseason, the Blackhawks have limited the Canucks to exactly one goal in each of their last three meetings.

* The Blackhawks, who have scored five power-play goals over their last two home games, have allowed just five power-play goals at home this season.

* The Canucks, who scored three power-play goals in Calgary Wednesday night, have scored an NHL-high 16 power-play goals away from home this season.

* The Canucks have scored an NHL-high 46.7 percent (35/75) of their goals this season during the third period.

* Henrik Sedin, who leads the NHL with 27 assists this season, has recorded each of his last 15 points on assists.

* Patrick Kane, coming off back-to-back multi-point games, has recorded multiple points in four of his last six games (including the postseason) against the Canucks.