The Pittsburgh Penguins Meet The Chicago Blackhawks on National Television

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The Pittsburgh Penguins Meet The Chicago Blackhawks on National Television

The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks are two of the best teams in the NHL and will be featured on NBC’s game of the week. This comes at a time when the NBA is on break, which means the NHL could attract some new fans. Unfortunately these teams are not at full strength.

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The Blackhawks may have some extra motivation as they head into this game against Pittsburgh. Coach Joel Quenneville was hospitalized early Wednesday after feeling "severe discomfort" Tuesday night in his suburban Chicago home. The team described it as an "undisclosed health concern, not of cardiac nature."

Without Quenneville, assistant Mike Haviland took over as acting head coach. He typically handles defensemen under Quenneville, but he turned those duties over to assistant Mike Kitchen. Haviland managed the forwards against the Wild.

The Hawks delivered in their last outing, coming through a crucial victory over the Minnesota Wild at the United Center. The victory was the start of critical three-game homestand. They face the Blue Jackets and Penguins in their next two games.

The Hawks have been winning with a strong power play despite injuries. The Hawks' power play is still a force—it went 2-for-6 against the Wild. It was the 12th time this season the Hawks have tallied multiple times with the man advantage in a game. Their power play is the best in the league on home ice. The Hawks' second unit of Duncan Keith, Brian Campbell, Troy Brouwer, Marian Hossa and Dave Bolland clicked twice Wednesday against the Wild.

The Hawks will use this motivation to beat the Penguins who are still without superstar Sidney Crosby. The Hawks win a nationally televised game for the coach against the Penguins.

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