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I will try and refrain from any opinion and stick to the facts. Below is a comparison of both teams from top to bottom. There are no grades, but I'm sure you can formulate your own opinion based on the information I'm about to share.
<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>SEASON SERIES[/b]</span> — The Blackhawks did well against Minnesota this year, taking the season series 2-0-1 and outscoring the Wild 8-6, including a 1-0 shutout with <strong class='bbc'>Ray Emery[/b] in net. <strong class='bbc'>Marian Hossa[/b] scored both game-winning goals for the Blackhawks, while Matt Cullen scored the game-winner for the Wild. Below is a list of notes for each team.
<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS[/b]</span> —<ul class='bbc'>[*]<strong class='bbc'>Marian Hossa[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Bryan Bickell[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Jonathan Toews[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Brandon Saad[/b] scored a point per game (three points each) in the regular-season series.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Bryan Bickell[/b] and <strong class='bbc'>Marian Hossa[/b] led the team in goals with two each.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Patrick Sharp[/b] led all Blackhawks with 14 shots on net.[*]The Blackhawks were 0-for-7 (0%) on the powerplay vs. the Wild.[/list]<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>MINNESOTA [/b]<strong class='bbc'>WILD[/b] </span>—<ul class='bbc'>[*]<strong class='bbc'>Devin Setoguchi[/b] and <strong class='bbc'>Matt Cullen[/b] led the Minnesota Wild with two points each (1G, 1A).[*]Only five players (Setoguchi, Clutterbuck, Brodziak, Zucker, Rupp) put up a positive plus/minus rating on the Wild.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Mikko Koivu[/b] led the Wild with eight shots on net.[*]The Wild were 1-for-7 (14.3%) on the powerplay vs. the Blackhawks.[/list]<div style='margin: 25px auto; border: 0; width: 80%;color: #222; background-color: #222; height: 1px;'></div>
<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>OFFENSE [/b]BLACKHAWKS</span> — Below is a breakdown of each line and how effective they were against the Wild this season.<ul class='bbcol decimal'>[*]<strong class='bbc'>Brandon Saad[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Jonathan Toews[/b], and<strong class='bbc'> Marian Hossa[/b] combined for nine points (4G, 5A) and a plus-12 rating.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Patrick Sharp[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Dave Bolland[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Patrick Kane[/b] contributed four points (1G, 3A) and a plus-2 rating.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Bryan Bickell[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Andrew Shaw[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Viktor Stalberg[/b] contributed six points (3G, 3A) and a plus-1 rating.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Brandon Bollig[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Marcus Kruger[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Michael Frolik[/b] contributed one point (1A) and a minus-2 rating.[/list]<ul class='bbc'>[*]<strong class='bbc'>Michal Handzus[/b], who is expected to play on the 2nd line in place of Bolland, only appeared in one game and did not register a point. <strong class='bbc'>Dan Carcillo[/b] is the last forward that did appear in a game, but he did not register any points either.[/list]<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>OFFENSE [/b]WILD</span> — Below is a breakdown of each line and how effective they were against the Blackhawks this season.<ul class='bbcol decimal'>[*]<strong class='bbc'>Dany Heatley[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Mikko Koivu[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Zach Parise[/b] combined for a total of two points and minus-10 rating.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Jason Zucker[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Matt Cullen[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Devin Setoguchi[/b] contributed five points (2G, 3A) and a plus-2 rating.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Pierre-Marc Bouchard[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Kyle Broadziak[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Jason Pomminville[/b] contributed one point (1G) and a minus-2 rating.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Cal Clutterbuck[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Torrey Mitchell[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Mike Rupp[/b] contributed three points (1G, 2A) and a plus-2 rating.[/list]<ul class='bbc'>[*]<strong class='bbc'>Charlie Coyle[/b], who is expected to play on the 1st line in place of Heatley, appeared in two games but did not register a point. <strong class='bbc'>Michael Granlund[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Darrell Powe[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Zenon Konopka[/b] are among the remaining forwards that are not expected to dress in game one.[/list]<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>DEFENSE[/b] BLACKHAWKS </span>— Interestingly enough, <strong class='bbc'>Niklas Hjalmarsson[/b] led the Blackhawks defense in points vs. the Wild this season. In fact, he was the only defenseman to register a point (1A) through the three game series. As a unit, the defense stayed positive with a plus-8 combined rating, and not a single one of them dipped into minus territory.
<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>DEFENSE[/b] WILD</span> — The Wild had a bit more success with producing offense from the backend, but not by much. <strong class='bbc'>Ryan Suter[/b] (1G) and <strong class='bbc'>Tom Gilbert[/b] (1A) were the only defenseman to register points. Even with a bit of offensive production, not a single defenseman on the team put up a positive rating and they dipped to a minus-8 combined rating for the season.
<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>GOALTENDING DUEL[/b]</span> — <strong class='bbc'>Corey Crawford[/b] (Career vs. Wild: 7 GP 3-1-2, 0 SO, 2.01 GAA, 0.919 SV%) vs. <strong class='bbc'>Niklas Backstrom[/b] (Career vs. Blackhawks: 15 GP 5-8-1, 1 SO, 2.65 GAA, 0.919 SV%)
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<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>LEADERS[/b]</span> — For the Blackhawks, <strong class='bbc'>Marian Hossa[/b] has 20 points (10G, 10A) in 22 career games against the Wild. <strong class='bbc'>Jonathan Toews [/b]compiled 17 points (6G, 11A) in 18 career games. On defense, <strong class='bbc'>Duncan Keith[/b] produced 15 points (5G, 10A) in 29 career games.
For the Wild, <strong class='bbc'>Ryan Suter[/b] leads the team with 26 points (4G, 22A) in 47 career games versus Chicago (his most against any team). <strong class='bbc'>Mikko Koivu[/b] has 22 points (4G, 18A) in 29 career games vs. the Blackhawks. <strong class='bbc'>Matt Cullen[/b] also produced 22 points (10G, 12A) vs. Chicago in 36 career games.
<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>RANDOM FACTS[/b] BLACKHAWKS</span> —<ul class='bbc'>[*]26-2-1 when they score first and 10-5-4 when their opponents score first.[*]19-3-5 in one goal games, 7-3-0 in two goal games, and 10-1-0 in three goal games.[*]26-3-4 record when outshooting their opponents, 9-4-1 when outshot.[*]Leading after 1 period: 17-1-1 ... Trailing after 1 period: 3-3-3 ... Tied after 1 period: 16-3-1 ... Leading after 2 periods: 26-1-2 ... Trailing after 2 periods: 4-5-1 ... Tied after 2 periods: 6-1-2 ...[/list]<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>RANDOM FACTS[/b] WILD</span> —<ul class='bbc'>[*]The Wild are 18-4-1 when they score first, and 8-15-2 when their opponents score first.[*]13-5-3 in one goal games, 11-8-0 in two goal games, and 2-6-0 in three goal games.[*]15-10-1 record when outshooting their opponents,8-7-2 when outshot.[*]Leading after 1 period: 9-2-1 ... Trailing after 1 period: 6-12-1 ... Tied after 1 period: 11-5-1 ... Leading after 2 periods: 18-1-1 ... Trailing after 2 periods: 2-14-2 ... Tied after 2 periods: 6-4-0 ...[/list]<em class='bbc'>INJURIES — <strong class='bbc'>Jason Pominville [/b](MIN), <strong class='bbc'>Ray Emery [/b](CHI), and <strong class='bbc'>Dave Bolland[/b] (CHI) are all suffering injuries going into this series and may miss time. [/i]<em class='bbc'><strong class='bbc'>Dany Heatley[/b] (MIN) is out for the year.[/i]
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<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>SEASON SERIES[/b]</span> — The Blackhawks did well against Minnesota this year, taking the season series 2-0-1 and outscoring the Wild 8-6, including a 1-0 shutout with <strong class='bbc'>Ray Emery[/b] in net. <strong class='bbc'>Marian Hossa[/b] scored both game-winning goals for the Blackhawks, while Matt Cullen scored the game-winner for the Wild. Below is a list of notes for each team.
<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS[/b]</span> —<ul class='bbc'>[*]<strong class='bbc'>Marian Hossa[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Bryan Bickell[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Jonathan Toews[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Brandon Saad[/b] scored a point per game (three points each) in the regular-season series.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Bryan Bickell[/b] and <strong class='bbc'>Marian Hossa[/b] led the team in goals with two each.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Patrick Sharp[/b] led all Blackhawks with 14 shots on net.[*]The Blackhawks were 0-for-7 (0%) on the powerplay vs. the Wild.[/list]<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>MINNESOTA [/b]<strong class='bbc'>WILD[/b] </span>—<ul class='bbc'>[*]<strong class='bbc'>Devin Setoguchi[/b] and <strong class='bbc'>Matt Cullen[/b] led the Minnesota Wild with two points each (1G, 1A).[*]Only five players (Setoguchi, Clutterbuck, Brodziak, Zucker, Rupp) put up a positive plus/minus rating on the Wild.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Mikko Koivu[/b] led the Wild with eight shots on net.[*]The Wild were 1-for-7 (14.3%) on the powerplay vs. the Blackhawks.[/list]<div style='margin: 25px auto; border: 0; width: 80%;color: #222; background-color: #222; height: 1px;'></div>
<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>OFFENSE [/b]BLACKHAWKS</span> — Below is a breakdown of each line and how effective they were against the Wild this season.<ul class='bbcol decimal'>[*]<strong class='bbc'>Brandon Saad[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Jonathan Toews[/b], and<strong class='bbc'> Marian Hossa[/b] combined for nine points (4G, 5A) and a plus-12 rating.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Patrick Sharp[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Dave Bolland[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Patrick Kane[/b] contributed four points (1G, 3A) and a plus-2 rating.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Bryan Bickell[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Andrew Shaw[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Viktor Stalberg[/b] contributed six points (3G, 3A) and a plus-1 rating.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Brandon Bollig[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Marcus Kruger[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Michael Frolik[/b] contributed one point (1A) and a minus-2 rating.[/list]<ul class='bbc'>[*]<strong class='bbc'>Michal Handzus[/b], who is expected to play on the 2nd line in place of Bolland, only appeared in one game and did not register a point. <strong class='bbc'>Dan Carcillo[/b] is the last forward that did appear in a game, but he did not register any points either.[/list]<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>OFFENSE [/b]WILD</span> — Below is a breakdown of each line and how effective they were against the Blackhawks this season.<ul class='bbcol decimal'>[*]<strong class='bbc'>Dany Heatley[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Mikko Koivu[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Zach Parise[/b] combined for a total of two points and minus-10 rating.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Jason Zucker[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Matt Cullen[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Devin Setoguchi[/b] contributed five points (2G, 3A) and a plus-2 rating.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Pierre-Marc Bouchard[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Kyle Broadziak[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Jason Pomminville[/b] contributed one point (1G) and a minus-2 rating.[*]<strong class='bbc'>Cal Clutterbuck[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Torrey Mitchell[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Mike Rupp[/b] contributed three points (1G, 2A) and a plus-2 rating.[/list]<ul class='bbc'>[*]<strong class='bbc'>Charlie Coyle[/b], who is expected to play on the 1st line in place of Heatley, appeared in two games but did not register a point. <strong class='bbc'>Michael Granlund[/b], <strong class='bbc'>Darrell Powe[/b], and <strong class='bbc'>Zenon Konopka[/b] are among the remaining forwards that are not expected to dress in game one.[/list]<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>DEFENSE[/b] BLACKHAWKS </span>— Interestingly enough, <strong class='bbc'>Niklas Hjalmarsson[/b] led the Blackhawks defense in points vs. the Wild this season. In fact, he was the only defenseman to register a point (1A) through the three game series. As a unit, the defense stayed positive with a plus-8 combined rating, and not a single one of them dipped into minus territory.
<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>DEFENSE[/b] WILD</span> — The Wild had a bit more success with producing offense from the backend, but not by much. <strong class='bbc'>Ryan Suter[/b] (1G) and <strong class='bbc'>Tom Gilbert[/b] (1A) were the only defenseman to register points. Even with a bit of offensive production, not a single defenseman on the team put up a positive rating and they dipped to a minus-8 combined rating for the season.
<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>GOALTENDING DUEL[/b]</span> — <strong class='bbc'>Corey Crawford[/b] (Career vs. Wild: 7 GP 3-1-2, 0 SO, 2.01 GAA, 0.919 SV%) vs. <strong class='bbc'>Niklas Backstrom[/b] (Career vs. Blackhawks: 15 GP 5-8-1, 1 SO, 2.65 GAA, 0.919 SV%)
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<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>LEADERS[/b]</span> — For the Blackhawks, <strong class='bbc'>Marian Hossa[/b] has 20 points (10G, 10A) in 22 career games against the Wild. <strong class='bbc'>Jonathan Toews [/b]compiled 17 points (6G, 11A) in 18 career games. On defense, <strong class='bbc'>Duncan Keith[/b] produced 15 points (5G, 10A) in 29 career games.
For the Wild, <strong class='bbc'>Ryan Suter[/b] leads the team with 26 points (4G, 22A) in 47 career games versus Chicago (his most against any team). <strong class='bbc'>Mikko Koivu[/b] has 22 points (4G, 18A) in 29 career games vs. the Blackhawks. <strong class='bbc'>Matt Cullen[/b] also produced 22 points (10G, 12A) vs. Chicago in 36 career games.
<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>RANDOM FACTS[/b] BLACKHAWKS</span> —<ul class='bbc'>[*]26-2-1 when they score first and 10-5-4 when their opponents score first.[*]19-3-5 in one goal games, 7-3-0 in two goal games, and 10-1-0 in three goal games.[*]26-3-4 record when outshooting their opponents, 9-4-1 when outshot.[*]Leading after 1 period: 17-1-1 ... Trailing after 1 period: 3-3-3 ... Tied after 1 period: 16-3-1 ... Leading after 2 periods: 26-1-2 ... Trailing after 2 periods: 4-5-1 ... Tied after 2 periods: 6-1-2 ...[/list]<span style='font-size: 14px'><strong class='bbc'>RANDOM FACTS[/b] WILD</span> —<ul class='bbc'>[*]The Wild are 18-4-1 when they score first, and 8-15-2 when their opponents score first.[*]13-5-3 in one goal games, 11-8-0 in two goal games, and 2-6-0 in three goal games.[*]15-10-1 record when outshooting their opponents,8-7-2 when outshot.[*]Leading after 1 period: 9-2-1 ... Trailing after 1 period: 6-12-1 ... Tied after 1 period: 11-5-1 ... Leading after 2 periods: 18-1-1 ... Trailing after 2 periods: 2-14-2 ... Tied after 2 periods: 6-4-0 ...[/list]<em class='bbc'>INJURIES — <strong class='bbc'>Jason Pominville [/b](MIN), <strong class='bbc'>Ray Emery [/b](CHI), and <strong class='bbc'>Dave Bolland[/b] (CHI) are all suffering injuries going into this series and may miss time. [/i]<em class='bbc'><strong class='bbc'>Dany Heatley[/b] (MIN) is out for the year.[/i]
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