LAST GAME
The Oilers defeated the Blackhawks 2-1 in overtime Thursday night at the United Center. Patrick Kane scored the lone Chicago goal, and Anton Forsberg made 40 saves on 42 shots in his second start with the team, tying a career high.
VS. COYOTES
Chicago holds a 30-24-8-9 mark all-time against Arizona, including a 58- 72-17-5 record on the road. The Blackhawks went 3-0-0 vs. the Coyotes a season ago. Kane paced the team with six points (4G, 2A) in three meetings against Arizona last season. He (14G, 28A) leads the Blackhawks with 42 career points in 32 career games against the Coyotes. Crawford has a 9-2-2 career mark against Arizona.
AT THE DOT
With 114 faceoff wins through eight games, Jonathan Toews leads the league in wins at the dot. Over his last three games, he has a 64.6 faceoff win percentage, and he logged a season high with 19 wins against Nashville on Oct. 14. Last season, Toews paced the Blackhawks with 852 faceoff wins, ranking eighth in the National Hockey League.
KANE IS ABLE
With a goal on Thursday night against Edmonton, Kane extended his point streak to three games and took the team lead in points (3G, 7A). As of Oct. 20, he's tied for sixth in points among all NHL skaters, four points behind TBL's Nikita Kucherov (8G, 6A).
D ON O
Jan Rutta picked up an assist on Kane's marker on Thursday. He shares the lead among Blackhawks defensemen with five points (2G, 3A) this season. Duncan Keith registered an assist for the third consecutive game and now has five helpers this season. Keith and Rutta pace Chicago blueliners with five points this year.