PREVIEW: Blackhawks at Ducks 12/5

TIME:9:30 p.m. CT
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The Blackhawks are hoping to snap a four-game skid when they face the Ducks in Anaheim. Chicago is coming off a 3-2 home loss to Calgary on Sunday, in which Jonathan Toews and Dylan Strome scored the lone Blackhawks goals.

The Ducks are riding a four-game win streak heading into this meeting. They beat Washington 6-5 on Sunday night.
Ryan Getzlaf paces the team in scoring with 22 points (8G, 14A) through 23 games. Rickard Rakell is second with 20 points (5G, 15A) in 29 appearances. Pontus Aberg now leads Anaheim with nine goals on the season.
John Gibson has started the majority of games in net for the Ducks, and has posted a 2.58 GAA and .927 save percentage in 23 outings.
SEASON SERIES:
Chicago and Anaheim have met once already this season, resulting in a 3-1 win for the Blackhawks on Oct. 23. Brandon Saad scored twice in that game, once shorthanded and once on the power play. Crawford also made 24 saves on 25 shots.
These two teams will meet again to conclude the season series on Feb. 27 at the Honda Center.
LINEUP NOTES:
John Hayden and Erik Gustafsson will come back into the lineup, replacing Chris Kunitz and Jan Rutta. Crawford starts between the pipes.

OPPONENT TO WATCH:
Pontus Aberg is coming off a huge game versus the Washington Capitals on Sunday, in which he scored two goals and added an assist. That gives him four points in his last two outings.
Aberg has nine goals and five assists through 23 games.
He has already reached a career high in both goals and points. He is a former second-round pick of the Nashville Predators in the 2012 NHL Draft.