Team Record: 13-12-0-2Last Game: 5-2 W vs. Hamilton (Dec. 18)

Season Series: 2-2-0-0Last Meeting: 4-2 Road Win (Dec. 11)

Team Record: 21-5-1-1Last Game: 3-2 OTW vs. Rockford (Dec. 20)

Season Series: 2-2-0-0Last Meeting: 2-4 Home Loss (Dec. 11)

Storylines• Tonightmarksthefifthof10meetingsbetweentheWolvesand Griffinsthisseasonandtheir109thall-timeregular-seasonmatchup.• Nineofthelast12contestsbetweentheclubsdatingbacktolastseasonweredecidedbyasingletally.

•ChicagohashandedGrandRapidstwoofitsfiveregulationlossesthisseason,withonecomingattheAllstateArenaandonecomingatVanAndelArena.

• TheWolvessnappedatwo-gameslidewitha5-2victoryover HamiltononWednesdayattheAllstateArena.• Chicagohasposteda4-6-0-1recordinitslast11gamesafternotchingafive-gamewinstreakfromNov.7-16;theclubsitswith28pointsanda13-12-0-2recordthrough27gamesthisseason.

•TheWolvesnameddefensemanTAYLOR CHORNEYteamcaptainfortheremainderofthe2013-14seasononWednesday;center ALEXANDRE BOLDUC and defenseman BRENT REGNERwillserveas alternates.

By The Numbers 20 -NumberofshotstheWolvesallowedagainstHamiltononWednesday,aseason-low;Chicagohassurrendered29orfewershotsinnineofitslast10outings.

74-NumberofshotsfiredbyDMITRIJ JASKINinjust19gamesthisseason,whichranksfifthamongAHLrookies.

11 -NumberofconsecutivegamesinwhichcenterPAT CANNONE hasaccruedaplusorevenrating:hesharestheteamleadwitha+9plus/minusratingandhasbeenaplusorevenratingin23ofhis26tilts.

Follow The Action Tonight’sgamebeginsat7p.m.andcanbeseenonThe

U-Too (WCIU-DT 26.2).U-Tooalsocanbefoundon XFinity’sChs. 248 and 360,RCN’sCh. 35andWOW’sCh.

170.Thegamecanalsobestreamedonwww.ahllive.com.

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PLAYER SPOTLIGHT#8 TY RATTIERightwing

TyRattiebagged2first-periodtalliesonWednesdaytoextendhispointstreaktofivegames;hehascollected5goalsand7pointsduringthatspan.

The20-year-oldrookieistheonlyWolvesforwardtohaveskatedinall27ofChicago’sgamesthisseasonandranksfirstontheclubandistiedforthirdamongAHLrookieswith11goalsandholdssecondonthesquadwith18points;17ofhis18pointshavecomeinthelast18contests.

CHICAGO WOLVES TALE OF THE TAPESaturday, Dec. 21

7 p.m.Allstate Arena

#10 JEFF HOGGANLeftwing

GriffinscaptainJeffHoggancollectedbothofGrandRapidsregulationmarkersintheteam’s3-2overtimewinagainstRockfordonFriday.

The35-year-oldveteranwingerhasposted4goalsand8pointsinhislastsixoutings,whichincludesagoalagainstChicagoon Dec. 11.

TheHope,B.C.,nativehasregistered10goalsand20pointsin24tiltsthisyear.