Game Notes: Feb. 17 vs. Washington Capitals

LAST GAME
The Ducks defeated the Blackhawks 3-2 on Thursday night at the United Center. Duncan Keith and Brandon Saad each tallied a goal, and Anton Forsberg stopped 29 shots.
VS. CAPITALS
Chicago holds a 42-40-11-3 mark all-time against Washington, including a 26-13-6-2 record at home. The Blackhawks fell to the Capitals 6-2 in their first matchup of the season on Dec. 6 in Washington. Lance Bouma and Jonathan Toews were the goal scorers for Chicago. Toews leads the team with 10 points (6G, 4A) in 12 career games against the Capitals. Anton Forsberg has a 1-1-0 record in his career against Washington.
POWER HITTER
Chicago has tallied a power-play goal in six of their last seven games. The team's six goals with the man advantage during the month of February share seventh in the league. Alex DeBrincat has netted five goals on the power play this season, including two during the month of February, tying him for 13th all-time among Blackhawks rookies.
HARTMAN
Ryan Hartman was credited with a career-best seven hits against Anaheim. His previous career high was five, which he logged on five separate occasions. He shares fourth on the team with 88 hits this season.
ONE-TIMERS
- Keith netted his first goal of the 2017-18 season against the Ducks. He paces Blackhawks blueliners with 26 points this year. He also led the club with three blocked shots - Saad registered a goal in the second period on Thursday night. It was his second goal vs. Anaheim this season. He has 14 markers and 11 assists this year. - DeBrincat recorded an assist to extend his point streak (2G, 2A) to three games. He now has 10 points (7G, 3A) over his last 10 games. He tallied three goals and two helpers in two games against the Ducks this season. He shares fifth among NHL rookies with 38 points this year. - Toews posted an assist on Thursday night. He has a helper in two of his last three games. He went 14-for-20 (70 percent) at the faceoff dot. It was the sixth time this season he has won at least 70 percent of his draws in a game. - Vinnie Hinostroza had an assist against the Ducks. He has a career-high 16 points (6G, 10A) this season. - Artem Anisimov won seven of his 11 faceofs (64 percent) vs. Anaheim. It was the second time in three games he won at least 64 percent of his draws. - Brent Seabrook posted a career-high 10 shots on goal. His previous career best was eight which he accomplished on Jan. 10, 2010 against the Ducks.

THREE OPPONENTS TO WATCH:
LW Alex Ovechkin: The Washington captain leads the league with 34 goals and shares ninth with 65 points. He recorded career point number 1,100 (592G, 508A) with a four-point game (1G, 3A) against Minnesota on Thursday night. Since his NHL debut in 2005, he leads all skaters in goals and points. Ovechkin notched a four-point effort (1G, 3A) on Dec. 6 in his last game against Chicago.
C Evgeny Kuznetsov: The native of Chelyabinsk, Russia, ranks second for the Capitals with 54 points (15G, 39A) on the season. He has 15 points (3G, 12A) in his last 15 games, including a career-long eight game point streak (2G, 9A) from Jan. 25-Feb. 13.
G Braden Holtby: The former Vezina Memorial Trophy winner has a career 7-2-0 record against the Blackhawks with a 2.21 goals-against average and a save percentage of .930 with one shutout. He has won six of his last seven starts against Chicago.