Tonight at 9:30 p.m. ET, the Chicago Blackhawks (16-4-4, 36 points) and Edmonton Oilers (7-15-2, 16 points) hit the ice at Rexall Place in the second of three meetings against each other this season. The game can be live streamed here. Chicago fans can hear all of the bone-crunching action by adjusting their radios to WGN 720 while Edmonton fans can do the same on 630 CHED.
Chicago enters play with the second-most points in the Western Conference while Edmonton has the fewest in the conference. The Blackhawks beat the Oilers 5-4 in Chicago in the first meeting between these two teams back on Nov. 10.
The Blackhawks long road trip started out terrible, but the team has turned it around and notched two straight victories, including the latest one on Saturday which saw Chicago best the Vancouver Canucks 2-1.
"It can turn around pretty quick if we get some chances," goalie Corey Crawford said after the game, according to NHL.com. "Especially the opportunities we got. They were A-plus chances, and usually we bury those."
Crawford is 15-4-3 with a 2.50 goals-against average and a .908 save percentage this season. Devan Dubnyk has started 18 of Edmonton's 27 games and is 6-10-1 with a 3.17 GAA and a .896 save percentage.
The Oilers come in having won three straight games following a 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers on Thursday.
"It's nice," defenseman Justin Schultz told NHL.com after practice Saturday. "Coming to the rink after winning games is something that we haven't had a lot of this year. It makes it more fun for us to come here and hang out for with the guys and it's a fun atmosphere."
The Oilers have been paced by Jordan Eberle, who has 20 points off of eight goals and 12 assists while David Perron (eight goals, 10 assists) and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (five goals 13 assists) each have 18 points.
Patrick Kane has paved the way for the Blackhawks, notching 12 goals and adding 13 helpers for 25 points while captain Jonathan Toews has found the back of the net 11 times and added 12 assists for 23 points and Patrick Sharp has lit the lamp eight times and added 13 assists for 21 points.
The Blackhawks look for their third straight win while Edmonton hopes for its fourth straight when the lights come on at Rexall Place in Edmonton tonight.
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