This is a 10* GAME OF THE MONTH on the Chicago Blackhawks.

We look for the suddenly surging Blackhawks to get off on the right foot in the start of their six-game Western swing and find a way to get the job done at the end of the night. Veteran defenseman Duncan Keith and Michael Rozsival are back on the ice after each sat with injury and not surprisingly, they Hawks have won two straight. Patrick Kane continues to dominate, he helped his team outshoot the Flames 41-26 on Saturday to end a five-game road losing streak. Edmonton is trending in the opposite direction, since losing top-overall pick Connor McDavid the team has lost four of its last five, concluding a 1-3-0 road trip with a 4-3 loss at LA on Saturday. Also note, other than the injuries, the Oilers also have to deal with illness to forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The goaltenders are no comparison either, Edmonton netminder Cam Talbot has dropped three straight and owns a 3.89 GAA while losing five of his last six, while Corey Crawford has won five straight vs. the Oilers behind a 1.23 GAA. In our professional opinion, this is the very definition of "great line value," play on CHICAGO.

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