Utah at Chicago

The Blackhawks are due. They have played three games and lost by one goal in each game to the Canadians when Montreal scored with 15 seconds left, to the Bruins in overtime on the road, and to the Stanley Cup champion Panthers on the road. Those three teams have a combined record of 8-1. Now, Chicago gets 1-1 Utah at home. The Mammoth are averaging fewer than two goals per game in regulation. The Blackhawks are attempting to increase their physicality this season. They had 10 penalties called against them in their loss to Montreal this past Saturday. The Blackhawks managed to kill off eight of the penalties while gaining the experience of combining toughness with smart hockey. The Mammoth could be missing one of their better defensemen as Sean Durzi suffered a shoulder injury in Utah's 3-2 overtime road win against Nashville this past Saturday. Take the Blackhawks.