Game Notes: Dec. 6 at Washington Capitals

LAST GAME
The Kings defeated the Blackhawks 3-1 on Sunday night at the United Center. The Blackhawks' 2 penalty minutes were their fewest this season. Jonathan Toews netted Chicago's lone goal in the loss, and Anton Forsberg stopped 21 of 22 shots.
VS. CAPITALS
Chicago holds a 42-39-11-3 mark all-time against Washington, including a 16-26-5-1 record on the road. The Blackhawks went 0-1-1 in two matchups against the Capitals last season. Marian Hossa paced the team with two points (1G, 1A) in those two meetings. Toews (5G, 4A) leads the Blackhawks with nine career points in 11 games against the Capitals. Forsberg won his lone career start against Washington.
FOUR SCORERS
Four Chicago skaters have posted double-digit goal totals so far this season (Artem Anisimov, 12; Alex DeBrincat, 11; Kane, 10; Brandon Saad, 10). The Blackhawks are one of three teams (along with PIT and TOR) with four different players who have 10 or more goals this season.
ONE-TIMERS
- Patrick Kane skated in his 767th career game for the Blackhawks on Sunday night in Chicago, passing Ken Wharram (766 GP) for 16th all-time in franchise history. - Forsberg made his second straight start allowing two or fewer goals. He has made 57 of 60 saves in those two games. - Brent Seabrook notched an assist. He has nine points (1G, 8A) this year. He also finished second on Chicago with four shots on goal.

THREE OPPONENTS TO WATCH
C Evgeny Kuznetsov: The Chelyabinsk, Russia, native shares 12th in the National Hockey League and leads Washington with 30 points (9G, 21A) this year. Kuznetsov brings a three-game point streak (3G, 1A) into Wednesday night's matchup against Chicago.
LW Alexander Ovechkin: Ovechkin netted his 578th career goal Monday night against San Jose to take sole possession of 20th place on the all-time NHL goals list. The Washington captain has scored 20 or more goals in each of his 13 seasons, all with the Capitals. He leads the league with 20 goals this season and ranks third among all NHL skaters with 118:55 of total ice time on the power play.
G Braden Holtby: Holtby shares fifth among NHL netminders with 14 wins this season. The former Vezina Trophy winner recorded 42 wins in net a season ago, tied for the most in the league. His 2.07 goals-against average shared second during the 2016-17 season.