I am pulling double-duty tonight. As I sit here at the Hulman Center for tonight's Saluki basketball game against Indiana State, I thought I would say something about the other big sporting event. (Yes, as WSIU FM sports director, this Saluki game is a big sporting event for me!).
Anyways, that other big game is on the ice, as the Chicago Blackhawks continue their road trip with a game at San Jose. Each meeting between the teams this season has been close, except for a 7-2 Blackhawks rout in northern California earlier this season. Yet, that was somewhat of a fluke, as San Jose continues to lead Chicago by just 2 points atop the NHL standings.
San Jose goalie Evgeni Nabokov is one of the best in the business. This team has been near the top of the league the last few seasons. They finished 1st in last year's regular season before being upset in the first round. They are back at the top, and San Jose and Chicago have separated themselves from the rest of the Western Conference.
The NHL will be watching this Blackhawks game tonight, and this is a very interesting way to end Chicago's eight-game road trip. They play in San Jose tonight and then close the trip against last-place Carolina on Saturday; you cannot have two different opponents coming up.
We will see what Chicago will do tonight. I do not see the Blackhawks winning 7-2 like they did in that November road game with the Sharks. If they do,or win in any other way in regulation, the teams will be tied atop the NHL with 78 points.
Either way, the Sharks and Blackhawks will fight to the end of the season for that number-one seed in the West.
(By the way, it is currently 12-10 Salukis with 11:54 to go....time to solely focus on that)
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