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(AP) -- There was much consternation for Chicago Blackhawks fans this season as the team replaced starting goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin with the often inconsistent Cristobal Huet.

After a shaky start, Huet has been red hot lately and may face his former teammate for the first time this season when the Blackhawks travel to play the injury-plagued Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.

After three largely lackluster seasons, Khabibulin's popularity in Chicago climbed to an all-time high in 2008-09 when he took over the starting role from Huet and led the Blackhawks to the Western Conference finals - their first playoff appearance since 2002. (MORE)

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Final	1	2	3	Tot
Chicago	1	5	1	7
Calgary	0	1	0	1

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Final Boxscore

Three Stars
1:	Duncan Keith, Chi (3A)
2:	Cristobal Huet, Chi (27 Saves)
3:	Kris Versteeg, Chi (2G)

Standings
Central Division
	W	L	OTL	Pts
Chicago	13	5	2	28
Columbus	12	6	2	26
Detroit	10	6	3	23
Nashville	11	8	1	23
St. Louis	7	8	4	18

Leaders
Points:	P. Kane	21
Plus/Minus:	B. Seabrook	10
Shots on Goal:	P. Sharp	72
PIM:	D. Byfuglien	30
Win:	C. Huet	10
Shutouts:	C. Huet	1

Offense (Rank)
Goals:	62 (9)
Shots:	656 (8)
PP%:	22.1% (11)
Penalty Minutes:	241 (24)
Assists:	110 (8)
SH Goals:	2 (10)

Defense (Rank)
Goals Against:	45 (27)
Shots Against:	467 (30)
PK%:	86.3% (1)
Penalty Minutes:	226 (27)
Shutouts:	2 (5)
Sv%:	0.904 (20)

Next 5
Date	Opp	Previous
11/21	@ Edm	W 4-3 10/14
11/22	@ Van	L 2-3 10/21
11/25	@ SJ	W 4-3 11/15
11/27	@ Anh	-
11/28	@ LA	W 4-1 11/9
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Last 10
Date	Opp	Final
11/19	@ Cgy	W 7-1
11/15	vs. SJ	W 4-3
11/13	vs. Tor	W 3-2
11/11	vs. Col	W 3-2
11/9	vs. LA	W 4-1
11/6	@ Col	L 3-4
11/5	@ Pho	L 1-3
10/30	vs. Mon	W 3-2
10/29	@ Nsh	L 0-2
10/26	vs. Min	W 3-1

Injuries
Date	Player	Status
11/15/2009	K. Versteeg	Upper-body injury (day-to-day)
11/6/2009	D. Bolland	Back surgery (IR)
9/22/2009	A. Burish	Torn right ACL (IR)
9/14/2009	M. Hossa	Right shoulder surgery (IR)

Transactions
Date	Player	Transactions
11/18/2009	B. Bickell	Called up from minors from Rockford-AHL
11/16/2009	B. Bickell	Sent to minors Rockford-AHL
11/15/2009	B. Bickell	Called up from minors from Rockford-AHL
11/7/2009	B. Bickell	Sent to minors Rockford-AHL
11/6/2009	B. Bickell	Called up from minors from Rockford-AHL
10/27/2009	J. Dowell	Sent to minors Rockford-AHL
10/26/2009	J. Dowell	Called up from minors from Rockford-AHL
10/25/2009	J. Dowell	Sent to minors Rockford-AHL
10/24/2009	J. Dowell	Called up from minors from Rockford-AHL
10/18/2009	J. Skille	Sent to minors Rockford-AHL