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Puppet Guy · 11-01-2016, 08:52 AM

The Flames return to the scene of the crime, where the win streak began. Can the boys start a new one? Will anyone in Chicago be watching hockey tonight? We shall see!

From www.calgaryherald.com

How They Match Up

Forwards: Blackhawks

Toews should spark after first goal of campaign.

Defence: Blackhawks

This one could be a coin-flip.

Goaltending: Flames

Elliott outduelled Crawford in their last showdown.

Power Play: Blackhawks

Flames have only four PP goals, two in Chicago.

Penalty Kill — Flames

Chicago’s shorthanded stats are shockingly bad.

Intangibles — Blackhawks

United Center is one of NHL’s scariest stops.

Overall — Blackhawks

But hey, we were wrong last time these two squads met.

Set-up Notes

The Flames are visiting United Center for the second time in a nine-day span. Thanks to a pair of power-play tallies, an acrobatic toe save by G Brian Elliott in the final seconds and a snipe by RW Kris Versteeg in the seventh round of the tie-breaking skills competition, they scratched out a 3-2 shootout victory last Monday … The Flames haven’t won twice in the Windy City in the same season since 2007-08. That was also the last time the Blackhawks missed the playoffs … The Flames’ last five victories against the Hawks have all come via overtime or shootout. Their last regulation triumph against Chicago was back in February 2012 at the Saddledome … Blackhawks C Artem Anisimov is currently riding a seven-game point streak, tied for the third-longest spree in the NHL so far this season. C Claude Giroux has hit the scoresheet in nine consecutive contests for the Philadelphia Flyers, while C Victor Rask has points in eight straight for the Carolina Hurricanes … The Blackhawks have the NHL’s worst penalty-kill stats, by far, with just a 53.1% success rate in shorthanded scenarios. In fact, Sunday’s 3-0 shutout victory over the Los Angeles Kings marked the first time in nine outings so far this fall that they didn’t surrender a man-advantage marker … After Tuesday’s tilt, the Flames are headed west for a three-games-in-four-nights jaunt through California.

lineups (from www.dailyfaceoff.com)

Flames

Gaudreau-Monahan-Chiasson
Versteeg-Bennett-Brouwer
Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik
Ferland-Stajan-Bouma

Giordano-Wideman
Brodie-Engelland
Jokipakka-Hamilton

Elliott (unconfirmed)

Blackhawks

Panik-Toews-Kane
Panarin-Anisomov-Hossa
Motte-Kruger-Schmaltz
Hinostroza-Rasmussen-Tootoo

Keith-Campbell
Forsling-Seabrook
Kempny-Hjalmarsson

Crawford

...and apropos for the day after Halloween, Our Hero pays tribute to one of Chicago's favourite artists, the Smashing Pumpkins:

Spoiler!

Go Flames

11-01-2016, 08:52 AM	#1
Puppet Guy Franchise Player Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: the dark side of Sesame Street Exp:	Flames at Blackhawks, 6:30 PM. Sportsnet Flames, Fan 960 The Flames return to the scene of the crime, where the win streak began. Can the boys start a new one? Will anyone in Chicago be watching hockey tonight? We shall see! From www.calgaryherald.com How They Match Up Forwards: Blackhawks Toews should spark after first goal of campaign. Defence: Blackhawks This one could be a coin-flip. Goaltending: Flames Elliott outduelled Crawford in their last showdown. Power Play: Blackhawks Flames have only four PP goals, two in Chicago. Penalty Kill — Flames Chicago’s shorthanded stats are shockingly bad. Intangibles — Blackhawks United Center is one of NHL’s scariest stops. Overall — Blackhawks But hey, we were wrong last time these two squads met. Set-up Notes The Flames are visiting United Center for the second time in a nine-day span. Thanks to a pair of power-play tallies, an acrobatic toe save by G Brian Elliott in the final seconds and a snipe by RW Kris Versteeg in the seventh round of the tie-breaking skills competition, they scratched out a 3-2 shootout victory last Monday … The Flames haven’t won twice in the Windy City in the same season since 2007-08. That was also the last time the Blackhawks missed the playoffs … The Flames’ last five victories against the Hawks have all come via overtime or shootout. Their last regulation triumph against Chicago was back in February 2012 at the Saddledome … Blackhawks C Artem Anisimov is currently riding a seven-game point streak, tied for the third-longest spree in the NHL so far this season. C Claude Giroux has hit the scoresheet in nine consecutive contests for the Philadelphia Flyers, while C Victor Rask has points in eight straight for the Carolina Hurricanes … The Blackhawks have the NHL’s worst penalty-kill stats, by far, with just a 53.1% success rate in shorthanded scenarios. In fact, Sunday’s 3-0 shutout victory over the Los Angeles Kings marked the first time in nine outings so far this fall that they didn’t surrender a man-advantage marker … After Tuesday’s tilt, the Flames are headed west for a three-games-in-four-nights jaunt through California. lineups (from www.dailyfaceoff.com) Flames Gaudreau-Monahan-Chiasson Versteeg-Bennett-Brouwer Tkachuk-Backlund-Frolik Ferland-Stajan-Bouma Giordano-Wideman Brodie-Engelland Jokipakka-Hamilton Elliott (unconfirmed) Blackhawks Panik-Toews-Kane Panarin-Anisomov-Hossa Motte-Kruger-Schmaltz Hinostroza-Rasmussen-Tootoo Keith-Campbell Forsling-Seabrook Kempny-Hjalmarsson Crawford ...and apropos for the day after Halloween, Our Hero pays tribute to one of Chicago's favourite artists, the Smashing Pumpkins: Spoiler! Go Flames __________________ "If Javex is your muse…then dive in buddy" - Surferguy Last edited by Puppet Guy; 11-01-2016 at 09:00 AM.