The Chicago Blackhawks and LA Kings are playing on the NHL schedule on Saturday night and the rematch of the western conference finals comes from STAPLES Center at 10 pm ET on the NHL Network and streaming online and it has Patrick Kane against Drew Doughty and the Stanley Cup champs.
The Blackhawks come in after a big win against the Anaheim Ducks on Friday and now they play against the Kings across town before playing the Blues at home. The Kings come into the game after a 4-0 win against the Minnesota Wild and now they play against the Blackhawks before hosting the Bruins and that is a big matchup of east and west coast teams. The Kings are fourth in the Pacific division and they have 29 points to start things off this season.
The Kings are ranked 13th in goals per game and they are in the top five in goals against and 10th in penalty kill percentage. The Blackhawks are ranked in the top 10 in goals against this season at number two in the league and they are ranked eighth in goals per game this year. The team is first in penalty kill percentage this season and 13th in power play percentage with 29 points overall. The team is third in the central division and they are 14-8-1 on the season.
Patrick Kane is leading the Blackhawk in points and goals this season and he is also tops in assists, while Tyler Toffoli is leading the Kings in scoring. Jonathan Quick has been up and down to start the season and the team has been great at home overall, with the Kings going 10-1-1 over the last 12 games at home. Quick hasn't played in a week and he has given up 10 goals in his last two games on the road. Quick is much better at home with a 9-0-1 record over the last 10 games.
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