Can the Chicago Blackhawks bounce back?

Once dominante team and former Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks are desperate to end their longest road losing streak in over eight years.

Only problem is they face the New York Rangers who are one of the best teams in the league and number one in the eastern conference. Lundqvist looks to be in net for the Rangers as they look to grab a win from the sinking Blackhawks. Lundqvist is 27-11-4 and leads the NHL with seven shutouts, while his 1.77 goals-against average trails only St. Louis’ Brian Elliott (1.63). The three-time All-Star has won eight of his last 10 games—compiling a 1.18 GAA with four shutouts in that span. With the supporting cast that the Rangers have had and Marian Gaborik playing one of his strongest seasons since 09/10 it's hard to find any holes in the Rangers game.

Now when you look at Chicago's goalie tandem you have Corey Crawford who has lost each of his last five games (0-4-1) with a 4.35 GAA and Ray Emery who has a 3.80 GAA while losing six decisions in his past eight road games. Not very comforting if your the Chicago Blackhawks. The only bright spot on this team right now is that there is hope when super stars such as Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp, Marian Hossa and Duncan Keith are playing for you. It's a team that's struggling right now but if one of the goalies can manage to tighten up his game the Blackhawks can easily overcome this bump in the road.

It's pretty hard to bet against a team with such a talented core such as the Blackhawks but the Rangers have been playing so well this season it would be hard for the hawks to bounce back against such a strong team. Only time will tell but we have to all be thinking along the same lines as their coach.

“This has to end soon, doesn’t it?” - Joel Quenneville.