Game Notes: March 26 vs. San Jose Sharks

LAST GAME
The Blackhawks beat the Islanders 3-1 on Saturday night at Barclays Center. Patrick Kane and Brandon Saad netted one goal apiece against New York, while Anton Forsberg made 31 saves in the win. It was his seventh start of the season allowing one or fewer goals.
VS. SHARKS
Chicago holds a 42-41-5-8 mark all-time against the Sharks, including a 26-17-2-3 record at home. The Blackhawks have a 1-1-0 record against San Jose this season. Nick Schmaltz paces the team with three points (2G, 1A) in those two contests. Kane (8G, 19A) and Jonathan Toews (13G, 14A) share the team lead with 27 career points each against San Jose. Forsberg has one career appearance against the Sharks.
DRAW IT UP
David Kampf won a season-high 78 percent (seven-of-nine) of his faceoffs against the Islanders. He ranks ninth among league rookies with 249 wins at the faceoff dot in 40 games played.
FOLLOW THE LEADER
Kane potted his 26th goal of the season in the win against New York. He has tallied at least one point in 12 of his last 18 games, with 18 points (4G, 14A) over that stretch. The former Hart Memorial Trophy winner leads the team with 72 points (26G, 46A) this year.
ONE-TIMERS
- Saad netted a goal on Saturday for his 33rd point (17G, 16A) on the year. He now has four points (2G, 2A) in his last his last six appearances. - Brent Seabrook scored his sixth goal of the campaign, tied for the most among Blackhawks blue liners this season. His three shot blocks paced the team, giving him 150 blocks on the year, the most among Chicago skaters. He also logged a team-high 21:00 of ice time in the win. He now has a three-game point streak (2G, 1A) and 24 points (6G, 18A) this season. - Patrick Sharp picked up his 20th point (9G, 11A) of the year with an assist against the Islanders. - Erik Gustafsson added his ninth assist of the 2017-18 campaign. He now has 12 points (3G, 9A) on the year. - Jordan Oesterle contributed an assist for his 15th point (5G, 10A) of the season. - Jan Rutta tallied his 14th assist on the year. He shared the team lead and set a career high with four shots on goal. He ranks third among Blackhawks defensemen with 20 points (6G, 14A) this season. - Artem Anisimov went eight-for-11 (73 percent) at the faceoff dot. It was his fifth game this season winning at least 70 percent of his draws.

THREE OPPONENTS TO WATCH:
C Logan Couture: The Guelph, Ontario, native extended his point streak (3G, 2A) to four games with an assist on Saturday night. He netted a goal in his last game against the Blackhawks on March 1. Couture's 31 goals this season lead San Jose and put him one marker shy of tying his career-best 32 goals, set during the 2010-11 campaign.
LW Evander Kane: Kane posted his second multi-goal performance for the Sharks this season with two goals in the win over Calgary on Saturday. He also recorded a career-high four-goal game on March 16 against the Flames. Since being acquired by San Jose on Feb. 26, he ranks second on the team with 12 points (7G, 5A) in as many games.
G Martin Jones: The 28-year-old posted his sixth consecutive victory in net with a 37-save performance against Calgary on March 24. Jones has a 4-4-0 record against the Blackhawks in his career with a 2.01 goals-against average and one shutout.