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[Hockeytown0001]

Official Game Day Thread

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Start time: 7:30 EST

Joe Louis Arena - Detroit, MI




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Official Game Preview:
Chicago begins critical home-and-home with Detroit

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*Opposition GDT*
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Western Conference Standings


BLACKHAWKS
80 GP, 43-28-9, 95 pts
Last Game: Defeated STL 4-3 (OT)

RED WINGS
80 GP, 46-24-10, 102 pts
Last Game: Lost to CAR 3-0

Last DET-CHI Meeting:
3/28, CHI 3 at DET 2 (OT) Recap - LGW GDT

Highlights



Goals
CHI Patrick Sharp: 34
DET Johan Franzen: 28

Assists
CHI Jonathan Toews: 44
DET Henrik Zetterberg: 56

Plus/Minus
CHI Brian Campbell: +28
DET Justin Abdelkader: +13
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CHI Tomas Kopecky: -12
DET Todd Bertuzzi: -7

PIM
CHI John Scott: 72
DET Jonathan Ericsson: 83


Hudler-Datsyuk-Franzen
Cleary-Abdelkader-Bertuzzi
Modano-Filppula-Holmstrom
Miller/Draper-Helm-Eaves

Lidstrom-Stuart
Ericsson-Rafalski
Kindl-Salei

Projected CHI Lines
Sharp-Toews-Hossa
Smith-Frolik-Kane
Bickell-Dowell-Pisani
Johnson-Kopecky-Stalberg

Seabrook-Keith
Campbell-Campoli
Leddy-Hjalmarsson



Corey Crawford

Record:
32-17-6, 2.27 GAA, .918 SV%, 4 SO

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versus.
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Jimmy Howard

Record:
36-16-5, 2.76 GAA, .909 SV%, 2 SO



BLACKHAWKS
Dave Bolland (concussion) out, Jordan Hendry (torn ACL) out
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RED WINGS
Niklas Kronwall (upper body) will not play, Henrik Zetterberg (lower body) will not play,
Chris Osgood (groin) out



On Deck

4/10, Red Wings at Blackhawks ; 12:30 EST

Edited by Hockeytown0001, 06 August 2011 - 06:53 AM.

[puckbags]

I would really love us to get a little mojo going into the playoffs but also nothing would make me more happy than ruining the hopes and dreams of Buttmans 2nd favorite team !

[matt198913]

Send those ******* out

[brett]

i believe the wings are going to step their game up and win both these.

[8 Legged RedWing]

Two wins to finish out the season would be pretty awesome. But honestly they are pretty meaningless. Let's just win 16 after that.

Still would love to see a win tonight though. Let's whoop them into 9th place.

[under_par_00]

Trying to find a ticket or two to this game, but damn this one of the most expensive games of the year!!


Debating on a single for $50 behind Crawford row 19 upper. Best deal by far out there.

[skyphoenix]

Chicago is going to be desperate and the Wings are going to hold back to hopefully not get anyone else injured. I don't expect a win, but it'd be nice.

[MulesWillFly93]

I'm just going to come out and say that I think they're going to lose because the Hawks will be fighting hard to keep their playoffs spot, but I am hoping like heck that we embarrass the crap out of them and give them an extended spring break. If we don't win these two, I'm not going to stress as long as they show more focus in the playoffs, so it's not a big deal at all in the long run, but I do enjoy the smell of burning bird on a Friday evening, nonetheless.

[McAwesome]

Trying to find a ticket or two to this game, but damn this one of the most expensive games of the year!!


Debating on a single for $50 behind Crawford row 19 upper. Best deal by far out there.

Try to get a seat by the visitor bench, maybe you can bet on the game with Turco and regain the money you spend on the ticket

[Zion]

The other option: Chicago sweeps the weekend series, climbs into 6th, and bounces the Wings in the 1st round.

ELIMINATE THEM

[Hockeytown0001]

GDT will soon be updated fully.

[cusimano_brothers]

Home Finale
This is the 84th Home Finale, in the 85th season. The Club’s record in the previous 83 games:

39W-38L-6T

In their last 10 Home Finales, the Club’s record is:

6W-4L

Current Streaks
Regular-Season Streaks
Overall: 1-game losing streak
Home: 1-game winning streak

Historical Regular-Season Streaks v. Chicago
Overall: 3-game losing streak (1 overtime)
Home: 4-game losing streak (1 shutout, 1 overtime, 1 shootout)

Last Ten Games – Current Regular-Season
Overall: 4W-4L-1OTL-1SOL
Home: 4W-4L-1OTL-1SOL

Last Ten Games – Current Regular-Season v. Chicago
Overall: 4W-4L-1OTL-1SOL
Home: 5W-3L-1OTL-1SOL

Home Stand / Road Trip
This is the only game of a one-game home stand.

Record on this Day
April 8
This is the 6th regular-season game played on this day. The Club’s record in the previous 5 games:

4W-1L

Days of the Week
This is the final game of fifteen regular-season games played on Friday this season. The Club’s record in the previous 14 games:

9W-2L-2OTL-1OTL

LGW.

[Hockeytown0001]

I'm glad I'll be able to catch this one all the way through.

[GSBrooks13]

The other option: Chicago sweeps the weekend series, climbs into 6th, and bounces the Wings in the 1st round.

ELIMINATE THEM

This is kind of what I was worried about.. not that the Hawks are a better team than the Wings but they could have a lot of momentum built up if the Wings let them roll over them these last two games and then end up meeting in the first round.

In any case, I would like to see the Wings come out and get a couple more solid games under their belt just as a confidence boost for the playoffs, but like most people have stated this far, I wont be too surprised or stressed out if the Wings come out soft, especially since that seems to be the way they have played meaningless games this year.

[Hockeytown0001]

Anyone going to this one?

[Jersey Wing]

Put your boot on their throat until you hear the death rattle.

"Beware the veteran team that underachieved in the regular season"
--Harry Neale

[Hairy Lime]

I think this game will test Detroit's mettle. A hungry, determined Chicago team vs a Detroit team that has struggled at home, is playing without Zetterberg, and has pretty much been Chicago's ***** all season. I don't care if Detroit doesn't necessarily "have anything to play for", this a potential first-round opponent... kick their ass! And besides, not playing hard is exactly how you can get yourself hurt in games like these - Chicago's players aren't going to take a shift off, you can be sure about that! You've got to play this game like it game like it were game 1 of the season, not 81. I've already said that I thought Chicago could beat Detroit in a seven game series, well, here's their chance to make me reevaluate that stance. If they can go out and take both these games against a team that is not only fighting for their playoffs lives but has owned them all season, I'd be a lot more optimistic about their chances against them(or Nashville)in the playoffs... and if they do win both games, they might keep Chicago out of the playoffs altogether.

If you don't want a player to get hurt, sit 'em out. But if they are going to play, I expect them to play hard.

[Howard He Do It?!]

Anyone going to this one?

I was thinking about it until I saw that it was going to cost me about $100 to sit 20 rows up in the upper bowl.

[esteef]

Babcock will not allow the Wings to sit back and get beat up by Chicago at home right before the playoffs start. No way.

esteef

[ami]

is it too obvious to expect crappy referring today?

wings, stay healthy... win both.