The Chicago Blackhawks are back home at the United Center Monday night to host the Buffalo Sabres in a battle of bottom-feeding NHL teams.
Chicago is coming off a fairly successful three-game road trip against Pacific Conference teams — going 2-1-0.
The Sabres come to Chicago for the second in a back-to-back, having lost 5-4 in overtime on Sunday to the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. It puts the Sabres at 3-0-2 in their last five, a respectable record considering four of those opponents are playoff teams. While they’re still one of the weakest statistical teams in the league — their expected goals percentage (44.