Crawford is coming off one of his best seasons in the NHL.

ARIZONA (4-4-1) at MINNESOTA (5-4)Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, FoxOPENING LINE -- Vikings by 1RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Cardinals 3-6, Vikings 5-4SERIES RECORD -- Vikings lead 15-11LAST MEETING -- Cardinals beat Vikings 23-20, Dec. 10, 2015LAST WEEK -- Cardinals beat 49ers 23-20; Vikings lost to Redskins 26-20AP PRO32 RANKING -- Cardinals No. 17, Vikings No. 15CARDINALS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (7), RUSH (14), PASS (7)CARDINALS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (2), RUSH (12), PASS (2)VIKINGS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (32), RUSH (32), PASS (23)VIKINGS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (3), RUSH (10), PASS (6)STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Vikings have won all eight meetings in Minnesota since Cardinals move to Arizona in 1988. Last loss at home to franchise was in 1977 to St. Louis Cardinals. ... Cardinals play five of final seven games on road. All but two remaining opponents currently have winning records, with combined mark of 35-27-2. ... Under coach Bruce Arians, Cardinals are 7-0 against NFC North foes, including win in playoffs last season vs. Green Bay. ... Cardinals QB Carson Palmer has 300-plus yards passing in each of last three games. ... Cardinals RB David Johnson ranks second in NFL with 1,213 yards from scrimmage, with 100-plus in all nine games. ... Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald, playing in native city against team he once served as ballboy, has 22 catches over last two games. ... Vikings have lost four straight games for first time since Oct. 13-Nov. 3, 2013. ... K Kai Forbath will make Vikings debut, after release of Blair Walsh. ... Vikings WR Stefon Diggs is first player in NFL history with at least 13 catches in consecutive games. He needs 11 receptions to set another all-time mark. Three players, most recently Antonio Brown for Pittsburgh last year, share three-game record with 36 catches. ... In four home games with Vikings, QB Sam Bradford has six TD passes with no interceptions and average of 273 yards passing for 111.3 passer rating. ... Vikings have only three sacks in last four games. ... Fantasy Tip: Cardinals WR Michael Floyd coming off season-high five receptions for 101 yards. Vikings WR Cordarrelle Patterson, also overdue for kickoff return TD without one this year, has 28 catches and two TDs over last six games.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Rod Langway Jersey . Hamelin, who triumphed in the 500 on Saturday, edged out Victor An of Russia by 0.021 seconds to maintain his lead in the World Cup standings. Russias Vladimir Grigorev was third. In the relay, Canada took control six laps from the finish line to beat Russia and the Netherlands. 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Dale Weise and Tomas Fleischmann also left in free agency, and Marian Hossa, long one of Chicagos most consistent forwards, is coming off a down year.The result is an unsettled situation for the Blackhawks four lines that Quenneville might need some time to sort out.That unpredictability sometimes can be healthy in a lot of ways, knowing that guys are pushing and decisions -- when we have tough decisions -- we feel were a better team and a better organization when it comes down to that type of situation, Quenneville said Tuesday.Kane, Panarin and center Artem Anisimov combined for one of the NHLs most productive lines last season. Kane was the leagues top scorer with 106 points, and Panarin had 30 goals and 47 assists in an impressive rookie season. Anisimov finished with 20 goals and 22 assists in his first year in Chicago.But Kane and Panarin are the Blackhawks best playmakers, and Quenneville could break up their second line to create more balance. Hossa, who turns 38 in January, could play on any one of Chicagos top three lines depending on how it shakes out.Regardless of who Im playing with, its up to me to make sure that Im trying to enable those other two guys to be the best they can be as well, Toews said.The play of Chicagos top forward prospects also will affect the look of the Blackhawks lines. Tyler Motte, a former University of Michigan star, and speedy Vincent Hinostroza, a Chicago-area native who played college hockey at Notre Dame, each looked great in camp. Nick Schmaltz, a first-round pick in the 2014 draft, also is in the mix.The Blackhawks look pretty settled on defense. Brian Campbell, who led NHL defensemen with a plus-31 plus-minus rating last season with Florida, signed a one-year deal in July, returning to Chicago after helping the Blackhawks win the Stanley Cup in 2010.The addition of Campbell gives the Blackhawks one of the best defensive lineups in the league, topped by two-time Norris Trophy winner Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook and Niklas Hjalmarsson. Michaal Kempny, who signed with Chicago on May 24 and played for Czech Republic in the World Cup, also is an intriguing prospect for the third pairing.ddddddddddddThis is probably the deepest d-corps group weve had since Ive been in this organization, said Hjalmarsson, who made his NHL debut with the Blackhawks in 2008.Here are a couple more things to watch as Chicago tries for its fourth Stanley Cup title since 2010:SWEET, SWEET RESTThe Blackhawks lost to St. Louis in seven games in the first round of the playoffs in April. It was their shortest stay in the postseason since they lost to the Coyotes in the first round in 2012.The amount of top-level games, including the Olympics, had stacked up for some of Chicagos biggest stars, and the longer-than-usual offseason might help this year.Sometimes when you go far and deep in the playoffs youre still mentally tired and not as excited to tie the skates on every morning, Hjalmarsson said. But thats not an issue at all now. So I think everybody is just excited to get the regular season going.CO-REY! CO-REY!Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford is coming off one of his best seasons in the NHL. He set career highs with 35 wins, 58 starts and NHL-best seven shutouts.Crawford tuned up for this year by helping Canada win the World Cup. With an improved defense in front of him, the 31-year-old Crawford could contend for the Vezina Trophy awarded to the NHLs top goaltender after finishing fifth in the voting last season.CONSIDERING KRUGERCenter Marcus Kruger agreed to a $9.25 million, three-year contract extension in March, locking up the versatile penalty killer through the 2018-19 season. But Kruger had no goals and four assists in 41 games last season, and the Blackhawks need more production from the Swede with their losses at forward, especially if he plays on the third line.REPLACING SHAWShaw was a valuable net-front presence for Chicago, finishing with 14 goals and 20 assists. He also is one of the leagues top agitators, excelling at getting under an opponents skin. Brandon Mashinter, who had a career-best four goals in 41 games last season, Jordin Tootoo and Ryan Hartman could get a chance to fill Shaws shoes.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap ' ' '