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Chicago BlackHawks (23-31-9) @ Detroit Red Wings (40-16-8)
7:30 PM EST
Joe Louis Arena, Detroit MI
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Statistics:
BlackHawks -
Red Wings
55 Points: 88
23 Wins: 40
2 ShutOuts: 6
30 Power Play Rank: 16
10 Penalty Kill Rank: 12
.545 Win % When Leading After 1: .783
.722 Win % When Leading After 2: .897
.190 Win % When Trailing After 1: .529
.182 Win % When Trailing After 2: .381
Chicago BlackHawks:
Last game video:
Avalanche @ BlackHawks 6 - 1
Team Leaders:
Goals Martin Havlat 24
Assists Martin Havlat 26
Points Martin Havlat 50
Plus/Minus Martin Havlat 16
PP Goals Martin Havlat 5
Wins Nikolai Khabibulin 20
GAA Patrick Lalime 1.24
Save PCT Patrick Lalime .957
Team Injuries:
D Cam Barker (ankle), probable
F Tony Salmelainen (hip), out
D Jim Vandermeer (ankle), out
F Michal Handzus (knee), out
Top Stories:
Center Handzus will bide his time. Where Hawks headed key to injured center re-signing with club
Hawks' Havlat is the great unknown
Savard expects more from Hawks now
Roster:
Forwards:
Player P # HT WT SH Age Born Draft RND/PK DraftTeam DraftYear RookieYear
Nikita Alexeev RW 34 6-5 225 L 25 Murmansk, USSR 1/8 TB 2000 2001
Denis Arkhipov C 19 6-3 214 L 27 Kazan, USSR 3/60 NSH 1998 2000
Peter Bondra RW 12 6-1 202 L 39 Luck, USSR 8/156 WAS 1990 1990
Rene Bourque LW 14 6-2 213 L 25 Lac La Biche, AB - - - 2005
Jeff Hamilton C 51 5-10 185 R 29 Englewood, OH - - - -
Martin Havlat RW 24 6-1 204 L 25 Mlada Boleslav, CSSR 1/26 OTT 1999 2000
Mikael Holmqvist C 17 6-4 210 L 27 Stockholm, SE 1/18 ANH 1997 -
Martin Lapointe RW 22 5-11 215 R 33 Ville Ste-Pierre, QC 1/10 DET 1991 1993
Tuomo Ruutu C 15 6-0 200 L 24 Vantaa, FI 1/9 CHI 2001 2003
Patrick Sharp RW 10 6-1 197 R 25 Thunder Bay, ON 3/95 PHI 2001 2003
Radim Vrbata RW 16 6-1 190 R 25 Mlada Boleslav, CSSR 7/212 COL 1999 2001
Jason Williams C 29 5-11 185 R 26 London, ON - - - 2002
Defense:
Player P # HT WT SH Age Born Draft RND/PK DraftTeam DraftYear RookieYear
Adrian Aucoin D 33 6-2 215 R 33 Ottawa, ON 5/117 VAN 1992 1995
Cam Barker D 25 6-3 222 L 20 Winnipeg, MB 1/3 CHI 2004 2006
Jassen Cullimore D 5 6-5 244 L 34 Simcoe, ON 2/29 VAN 1991 1994
Duncan Keith D 2 6-0 187 L 23 Winnipeg, MB 2/54 CHI 2002 2005
Danny Richmond D 44 6-0 192 L 22 Chicago, IL 2/31 CAR 2003 2006
Brent Seabrook D 7 6-3 220 R 21 Richmond, BC 1/14 CHI 2003 2005
James Wisniewski D 43 6-0 207 R 23 Canton, MI 5/156 CHI 2002 2006
Goalies:
Player P # HT WT SH Age Born Draft RND/PK DraftTeam DraftYear RookieYear
Nikolai Khabibulin G 39 6-1 208 L 34 Sverdlovsk, USSR 9/204 WPG 1992 1994
Patrick Lalime G 40 6-3 189 L 32 St. Bonaventure, QC 6/156 PIT 1993 1996
Inactive:
Player P # HT WT SH Age Born Draft RND/PK DraftTeam DraftYear RookieYear
Michal Handzus + C 26 6-5 217 L 29 Banska Bystrica, CSSR 4/101 STL 1995 1998
Tony Salmelainen + LW 8 5-9 185 R 25 Espoo, FI 2/41 EDM 1999 2006
Jim Vandermeer + D 23 6-1 208 L 27 Caroline, AB - - - 2003
Jeff Hamilton (G14 - A12 | Signed as a free agent by the Chicago Blackhawks)
Detroit Red Wings:
Last game video:
Red Wings @ BlackHawks 4 - 1
Team Leaders:
Goals Henrik Zetterberg 33
Assists Pavel Datsyuk 46
Points Henrik Zetterberg 68
Plus/Minus Nicklas Lidstrom 39
PP Goals Tomas Holmstrom 13
Wins Dominik Hasek 33
GAA Dominik Hasek 2.04
Save PCT Dominik Hasek .910
Team Injuries:
F Todd Bertuzzi (back), out
F Henrik Zetterberg (back), out
F Dan Cleary (knee), out
F Tomas Kopecky (collarbone), out
F Mikael Samuelsson (foot), out
D Brett Lebda (flu), questionable
Top Stories:
Lebda being groomed for big things
Rookie Filppula in for Zetterberg
Bertuzzi debuts with extra effort
Chelios goes from enemy to friend with Bertuzzi
Inflamed disc sidelines Zetterberg for 2-to-3 weeks
Audio: Holland introduces Bertuzzi to the media
Audio: Holland on the Bertuzzi trade
Guess who's coming to dinner?
Roster:
Forwards:
Player P # HT WT SH Age Born Draft RND/PK DraftTeam DraftYear RookieYear
Daniel Cleary RW 11 6-0 211 L 28 Carbonear, NL 1/13 CHI 1997 1998
Pavel Datsyuk C 13 5-11 185 L 28 Sverdlovsk, USSR 6/171 DET 1998 2001
Kyle Calder LW 17 5-11 180 L 28 Mannville, AB 5/130 CHI 1997 2000
Kris Draper C 33 5-10 190 L 35 Toronto, ON 3/62 WPG 1989 1992
Matt Ellis LW 8 6-1 190 L 25 Welland, ON - - - 2006
Valtteri Filppula C 51 5-11 202 L 22 Vantaa, FI 3/95 DET 2002 2006
Johan Franzen C 93 6-2 210 L 27 Vetlanda, SE 3/97 DET 2004 2005
Tomas Holmstrom LW 96 5-11 185 L 34 Pitea, SE 10/257 DET 1994 1996
Jiri Hudler C 26 5-9 178 L 23 Olomouc, CSSR 2/58 DET 2002 2006
Matt Hussey C 43 6-2 212 L 27 New Haven, CT 9/245 PIT 1998 -
Robert Lang C 20 6-3 217 R 36 Teplice, CSSR 7/133 LA 1990 1993
Josh Langfeld RW 15 6-3 214 R 29 Fridley, MN 3/66 OTT 1997 -
Kirk Maltby LW 18 6-0 190 R 34 Guelph, ON 3/65 EDM 1992 1993
Defense:
Player P # HT WT SH Age Born Draft RND/PK DraftTeam DraftYear RookieYear
Chris Chelios D 24 6-1 190 R 45 Chicago, IL 2/40 MON 1981 1985
Niklas Kronwall D 55 6-0 185 L 26 Stockholm, SE 1/29 DET 2000 2005
Brett Lebda D 22 5-10 195 L 25 Buffalo Grove, IL - - - 2005
Nicklas Lidstrom D 5 6-1 190 L 36 Vasteras, SE 3/53 DET 1989 1991
Andreas Lilja D 3 6-3 228 L 31 Helsinborg, SE 2/54 LA 2000 -
Danny Markov D 95 6-1 190 L 30 Moscow, USSR 9/223 TOR 1995 1998
Mathieu Schneider D 23 6-0 191 L 37 New York, NY 3/44 MON 1987 1989
Goalies:
Player P # HT WT SH Age Born Draft RND/PK DraftTeam DraftYear RookieYear
Dominik Hasek G 39 5-11 177 L 42 Pardubice, CSSR 10/199 CHI 1983 1990
Chris Osgood G 30 5-10 181 L 34 Peace River, AB 3/54 DET 1991 1993
Inactive:
Player P # HT WT SH Age Born Draft RND/PK DraftTeam DraftYear RookieYear
Todd Bertuzzi + RW 44 6-3 245 L 32 Sudbury, ON 1/23 NYI 1993 1995
Jiri Fischer + D 2 6-5 235 L 26 Horovice, CSSR 1/25 DET 1998 1999
Tomas Kopecky + RW 28 6-3 205 L 25 Dubnica, CSSR 2/38 DET 2000 2006
Mikael Samuelsson + RW 37 6-2 211 L 30 Mariefred, SE 5/145 SJ 1998 2001
Henrik Zetterberg + LW 40 6-0 190 L 26 Njurunda, SE 7/210 DET 1999 2002
Kyle Calder (G10 - A13 | Blackhawks traded Kukkonen and a 3rd round 2007 to the Flyers for Kyle Calder. Then, Blackhawks traded Kyle Calder to the Red Wings for Jason Williams)
Central Division:
Nashville W43 L18 OT4 PTS90
Detroit W40 L16 OT8 PTS88
St. Louis W28 L27 OT9 PTS65
Chicago W23 L31 OT9 PTS55
Columbus W24 L33 OT7 PTS55
Chicago BlackHawks Schedule/Results (March):
1st Colorado 6 at Chicago 1
2nd Chicago at Detroit 7:30 PM
4th Ottawa at Chicago 3:00 PM
6th Los Angeles at Chicago 8:30 PM
10th Chicago at Phoenix 9:00 PM
13th Chicago at San Jose 10:30 PM
15th Chicago at Los Angeles 10:30 PM
16th Chicago at Anaheim 10:00 PM
20th Chicago at Columbus 7:00 PM
21st San Jose at Chicago 8:30 PM
23rd Los Angeles at Chicago 8:30 PM
25th Calgary at Chicago 3:00 PM
28th Anaheim at Chicago 8:30 PM
30th Columbus at Chicago 8:30 PM
Detroit Red Wings Schedule/Results (March):
2nd Chicago at Detroit 7:30 PM
4th Colorado at Detroit 12:30 PM
6th Nashville at Detroit 7:30 PM
9th Los Angeles at Detroit 7:30 PM
11th Boston at Detroit 12:30 PM
13th Detroit at Nashville 8:00 PM
14th Nashville at Detroit 7:30 PM
17th Detroit at Vancouver 10:00 PM
20th Detroit at Calgary 9:00 PM
22nd Columbus at Detroit 7:30 PM
24th St. Louis at Detroit 2:00 PM
26th Anaheim at Detroit 7:00 PM
29th Detroit at Nashville 8:00 PM
30th Dallas at Detroit 7:30 PM
Overview:
It's the start of five straight home games for the Wings. Defenseman Brett Lebda missed practice with the flu. Forward Tomas Kopecky, who remains out with a broken collarbone, skated with the team Thursday. Brett Lebda wasn't at practice but should be ready for tonight's game. Babcock said he'll keep Kyle Calder with Robert Lang and Johan Franzen . Jiri Hudler likely will skate with Kirk Maltby and Kris Draper. That'll leave Josh Langfeld with Matt Hussey and Matt Ellis. The Wings had a deal in place with the Coyotes to acquire Owen Nolan , but Nolan declined the trade because his wife is pregnant and he didn't want to leave Phoenix.
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Trade Center:
The Todd Bertuzzi Trade:
To Detroit: Todd Bertuzzi
To Florida: Shawn Matthias + Two conditional draft picks
Big and mobile, he owns soft hands that do damage around the net. Can score spectacular goals, but is also adept at playing the set-up role. When on his game, he can dominate.
His temper often gets the best of him. Lacks discipline and takes a lot of bad penalties in the offensive zone. Can get lazy at times.
potential Power forward.
"He's got real good size and he's got good speed. He gets on pucks fast and he has that big body. We're hoping he's a third-liner. He’s a strong skater, and in the new NHL, we’re hoping he’s going to be a real tough guy to play against.” Red Wings assistant general manager Jim Nill (June 2006)
Excellent size for a young prospect, swift skater who has good speed, forechecks with gusto, finishes checks, plays a simple north-south game, smart at both ends of the rink, good playmaker, great penalty-killer, hard worker, known to drop the gloves on occasion, good on faceoffs, great dedication to off-ice fitness and strength training
More confidence and assertiveness would allow him make a huge impact, not a punishing physical force for his size, may not have the hands to become a top-line NHLer
Matthias projects as a third- or fourth-line role player in the future.
Provides his team with a bundle of energy every shift. Has a propensity to step it up in key situations. Can play effectively at any forward position. Is developing his offensive game.
Needs to bulk up in order to survive playing an in-your-face style at the NHL level. May have already topped out his offensive production.
Drafted by Chicago in 2003 (5/151).
Plays an all-around game. Moves the puck well and is very disciplined in the defensive zone.
His lack of size could hurt his chances of playing regularly in the NHL. Doesn't have top-end offensive skills.
Top six defenseman.
Is offensively gifted and savvy. Can put up solid numbers and works well with talented linemates. Is very useful on the power play, and can even play the point.
Lacks size and supreme skating ability. Must play a grittier game in order to remain a successful top-six forward.
potential Top six winger.
