Stadium / Stadium: United Center(23.500) (Chicago)
West Region
Chicago blackhawks
(Θέση9η Ν.4-ΝΠ.2-ΗΠ.3-Η.5 Τερμ.38-43)
They started well having four (4) wins and two (2) losses in the first matches. But then their image is the same as last year. Pretty average team that I find unlikely to make the playoffs even if they are now in 9thη position. Mediocre offensively, their games come in low scores usually like the last one they got against the bad year Anaheim Ducks with 2-3 away from home. Absent are Stalock A. (T.7com/91.44%rep.), Jones S. (A.8com/4as) & Johnston T. (E.6com/2g/4as).
Eastern Region
Carolina Hurricanes
(Θέση4η Ν.6-ΝΠ.3-ΗΠ.1-Η.5 Τέρμ.47-43)
They've had a tough schedule in recent games, but that doesn't mean they've done everything right. 3η defeat in four (4) games and they moved away from the top at -7 now. In the game against the Colorado Avalanches they were justly defeated 4-1 and this defeat certainly hurt a lot. It hurt because they performed below expectations and even when they were reduced to 2η period at 2-1 they seemed unable to reverse the situation. They are a good team and they will definitely be high. And this is because they play careful hockey and are not easily swayed by the pace of others. Absences Andersen F.(T.8comp/89.06%ap), Gardiner J.(A.), Kase O.(E.1comp) Pacioretty M.(E.) and Teravainen T.(E.14comp/7as).
Chicago may have beaten the Ducks, but that doesn't mean they'll suddenly beat them all. The "Hurricanes" are a better team and these losses that have been collected are many. A match with few goals. 2&Under7.5.