PREVIEW: Blackhawks vs Kings 11/16

The Blackhawks are fresh off their first win under new head coach Jeremy Colliton, a 1-0 shutout victory over the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night. With points in two straight games, Chicago is looking to continue to progress as they host the Los Angeles Kings on Friday evening.

Corey Crawford leads Chicago between the pipes with a 2.76 GAA and .911 save percentage through 10 games. He is coming off a 28-save shutout win.
Ilya Kovalchuk is at the top of Los Angeles' scoring list with 14 points (5G, 9A) through 17 games. Jeff Carter and Drew Doughty each have 10 points.
With their goaltender Jonathan Quick unavailable (torn meniscus surgery), Jack Campbell has played the most between the pipes for the Kings. He has a .923 save percentage through 13 games.
SEASON SERIES:
This is the first time these two teams have met this season. In 2017-18, the Blackhawks went 1-2-0 in three games against the Kings.
They'll meet again in Los Angeles on March 2 and March 30.
LINEUP NOTES:
The Blackhawks activated forward Marcus Kruger off IR before the morning skate and placed defenseman Brandon Davidson on it, retroactive to Nov. 13.

The projected lineup tonight based on morning skate is as follows:
Schmaltz-Toews-Kane
DeBrincat-Kampf-Kahun
Saad-Anisimov-Hayden
Kunitz-Kruger-Martinsen
Defensive pairings:
Keith-Seabrook
Gustafsson-Jokiharju
Manning-Forsling
OPPONENT TO WATCH:
Doughty leads the Kings defense in scoring with 10 points this season. He also leads the team in ice time, averaging 26:52 minutes per game.

Adam Burish and Patrick Sharp took a look at Doughty and Duncan Keith as two of the best defensemen of this era in the latest episode of On The Tape, presented by Clune Construction.
Doughty was taken second-overall in the 2008 NHL Draft. He has played 787 regular season games in his career, recording 103 goals and 329 assists. He has also played in 84 postseason games, scoring 16 goals and adding 35 assists.