Chicago, which had a seven-game winning streak from Jan. 20-Feb. 10, was 1-4-0 in the five games prior to its current streak. The Blackhawks are five points behind the Arizona Coyotes for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference. Vancouver, which is 4-6-3 in its past 13 games, is on the second half of a back to back after a 3-2 shootout win against the Dallas Stars on Sunday. The Canucks are eight points behind the Coyotes.
Players to watch
Canucks forward Elias Pettersson has 60 points (27 goals, 33 assists) and can set a Vancouver record for points by a rookie. Ivan Hlinka (1981-82) and Pavel Bure (1991-92) each had 60 points as rookies. Blackhawks forward Brendan Perlini has seven points (five goals, two assists) in a three-game goal and point streak, and eight goals in his past seven games.
They said it
"These are the type of games you like to play. It's tougher, it means more. A lot of teams are fighting for every point they can get, and of course these are the type of games I like to play." -- Canucks forward Elias Pettersson on Sunday "[Corey Crawford] has been great, especially last game he was unbelievable. But I think just the depth. It's not like we're relying on one or two guys, a couple of lines, to do all of our damage. We have so many guys who can score. Really focusing on the defensive play, and after that just trying to trust what the coaches are telling us." -- Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane
The Canucks did not have a morning skate after playing in Dallas on Sunday. ... Caggiula is still in concussion protocol and hasn't skated yet, according to Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton.
Stat pack
Kane, who is third in the NHL with 99 points (41 goals, 58 assists), needs one point to become the third player in Blackhawks history to have multiple 100-point seasons, along with Denis Savard (five times) and Jeremy Roenick (three times). He had 106 points in 2015-16. … DeBrincat has 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) in his past 13 games. … Boeser has seven points (two goals, five assists) in a six-game point streak.
