Fifteen: Chicago (2nd Central)

Chicago still goes up and down, all the while staying in the upper half of the playoff contenders. Patrick Kane's scoring streak doesn't hurt. Ultimately, when the core plays solid 5 on 5 hacky few teams can finish chances with any surety.

Record: 17 - 10 - 4 38pts ( projected: 21 - 11 - 5 38pts)

Significant Injuries:
No current injuries.

Next Fifteen Days 12/15/2015 - 12/29/2015:
Tuesday Colorado visits
Thursday Edmonton visits
Saturday at Buffalo
Sunday San Jose visits
Tuesday at Dallas
Sunday Carolina visits
Tuesday at Arizona

Chicago has a chance to put pressure on Dallas for first if they play these next fifteen well. A win at Dallas will be huge. But more important to not lose the others. Edmonton may still be flying high when they visit. If Chicago doesn't take them lightly, it could be the Oil's first lost in a while.

9 out of 12pts

4 - 1 - 1

Last Fifteen Days 11/30/2015 - 12/14/2015:
LOSS 1 - 2 Minnesota
LOSS 3 - 4 (OT) at Ottawa
WIN 3 - 1 Winnipeg
WIN 4 - 1 Nashville
LOSS 1 - 4 at Nashville
WIN 2 - 0 Winnipeg
WIN 4 - 0 Vancouver

4 - 1 - 2

10 out of 14pts

Even on a bad fifteen this team doesn't leave many points on the table. Losing a tight one to a hot Ottawa team is understandable. They put up some very good efforts in the last few days.