The Minnesota Wild will look to cool off the point-streak of the Chicago Blackhawks Tuesday night, who still have yet to lose in regulation after 22 games this season. The Hawks did, however, lose in a shootout to the Wild in January – one of only 3 losses this season for the Madhouse Gang. Minnesota will be looking to do the same in 60 minutes at the United Center to their division rival.

The Minnesota Wild are coming off of a 4 – 2 win in Edmonton on Sunday and have gone 3 – 2 – 0 in their last 5 games. They’ll be missing Right Wing Cal Clutterbuck for the fifth straight game – who is out with a lower body injury – and goaltender Josh Harding who is out with an illness. A mostly healthy lineup, the Wild have some positive history with the Chicago Blackhawks.

Defenseman Ryan Suter has 25 career points against the Chicago Blackhawks, his most against any other NHL team. He also has notched five assists in his last four games. Niklas Backstrom has a 2.53 GAA against the Hawks and looks to improve on his 6 – 1 – 1 run through his last eight games.

There is no question that the Wild need to remain focused for a full 60 minutes Tuesday night in Chicago.

Minnesota is fixed on playing their own game and dictating the pace, something that may give the Hawks the advantage. Chicago tends to play much better when they play at a high pace – not surprising considering their offensive firepower with the likes of Patrick Kane, Marian Hossa, and Viktor Stalberg.

Chicago has had a similar mindset in each game thus far this season – take each game one at a time and play like it’s the last game of the season. And it has worked fabulously – earning them a 19 – 0 – 3 record for the season. Take a look at some of the stats that the Chicago Blackhawks have been pounding out this season:

12 of the 22 players on the roster have scored game-winning goals – the depth of Chicago’s four lines is without question at the moment

Both Corey Crawford and Ray Emery have been playing tandem in the net, with Emery playing at a perfect 9 – 0 – including several games in which Crawford was out with an upper-body injury. Crawford is tied for fourth in the league with two shutouts this season. Emery is sixth in the league overall with those 9 wins. A backup goaltender is rarely seen in the top of the league.

Patrick Kane has 26 points (11G, 15A) in 22 games this season. The Hawks are 7 – 0 – 0 in all of Kaner’s multi-point games this season.

Patrick Sharp notched his 400th career point versus Edmonton last week and has 5 goals and 12 assists in 22 games this season and has three points in his last four games.

Johnny Oduya has an assist in each of his last four games with the Hawks. Perhaps the most impressive statistic for the Swedish Defenseman is that the Chicago Blackhawks are 31 – 2 – 7 in the regular season since his acquisition on February 27, 2012.

There is no doubt that Joel Quenneville is satisfied with the way his team has played, and it shows his leadership quite well. Not surprising considering he has never had a losing season as a NHL head coach. Shortened season excused, he has lead teams in St. Louis and Chicago to 40+ win seasons 12 times.

Always a great, physical match-up, the Wild and the Blackhawks are sure to put on a Central Division show tonight for hockey fans everywhere. Tune in to see the Hawks as they look to advance their historic point-streak to 23 games on Tuesday night at the United Center.

Sources: NHL.com, Blackhawks.NHL.com