The Blackhawks trail the Nashville Predators, Winnipeg Jets and Arizona Coyotes by six points for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the West. Chicago defeated Anaheim 3-2 in overtime Nov. 3 and 4-2 on Jan. 11. The Ducks are 2-4-1 in their past seven games after going 4-1-2 in their previous seven.
Players to watch
Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf has 34 points (eight goals, 26 assists) in 45 games against Chicago. Blackhawks forward Dominik Kubalik has six points (four goals, two assists) in a four-game point streak. The rookie leads Chicago with 29 goals.
They said it
"It's tougher than you think. No matter where you are in the standings, every game is a tough game. You see it across the League. Some of the teams near the bottom of the standings are beating the best teams in the League. That's the beauty of our game. Anyone can win on any given night. We're trying our best." -- Ducks defenseman Michael Del Zotto "[The Ducks are] young team. They're facing a situation where they're trying to get better all the time. We're going to expect a team that's going to compete." -- Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton
Rakell has scored 13 goals but is without one in 14 straight games. … Crawford will make his sixth straight start. He's 3-2-0 with a 2.56 goals-against average and .932 save percentage in his past five.
