Ducks at Blackhawks preview

DUCKS (10-9-4) at BLACKHAWKS (11-8-3)
8:30 p.m. ET; FS-W, NBCSCH,NHL.TV

It will be the first of five games in seven days for the Blackhawks, who are 3-0-1 in their past four games.
The Ducks, who have lost three in a row (0-2-1), aim to avoid matching a season-long four-game losing streak (0-2-2) from Nov. 1-7.
Goaltender John Gibson is expected to start for the Ducks after Ryan Miller played in a 2-1 shootout loss against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

Players to watch

Ducks forward Corey Perry has seven points (one goal, six assists) in his past six games.
Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has eight points (four goals, four assists) in a six-game point streak.

They said it

"They're quick, they're going to swarm you. We've played them many times. We know who's on that team, who's their go-to guys. You have to limit their time and space." -- Ducks forward Corey Perry on playing the Blackhawks
"They have a team that's going to be tough to play against. Always seem to be entertaining games, whether there's a lot of penalties, some power plays. Seems to be back and forth as well, so always fun playing against these guys, especially from what happened in the playoffs a few years back [Blackhawks seven-game series win in 2015 Western Conference Final]." -- Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane on playing against the Ducks

Ducks projected lineup

Nick Ritchie -- Derek Grant -- Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano -- Chris Wagner -- Jakob Silfverberg
Logan Shaw -- Antoine Vermette --
Kevin Roy
Mike Liambas
-- Kalle Kossila -- Dennis Rasmussen
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
Cam Fowler -- Sami Vatanen
Kevin Bieksa -- Brandon Montour
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched:Francois Beauchemin, Korbinian Holzer, Jaycob Megna
Injured:Jared Boll (lower body), Patrick Eaves (illness), Ryan Getzlaf (face), Ondrej Kase (upper body), Ryan Kesler (hip surgery), Rickard Rakell (upper body)

Blackhawks projected lineup

Brandon Saad -- Jonathan Toews -- Richard Panik
Nick Schmaltz -- Artem Anisimov -- Patrick Kane
Patrick Sharp -- Ryan Hartman -- Alex DeBrincat
Lance Bouma -- Tommy Wingels -- John Hayden
Duncan Keith -- Cody Franson
Connor Murphy -- Brent Seabrook
Gustav Forsling -- Jan Rutta
Corey Crawford
Anton Forsberg
Scratched:Michal Kempny, Tanner Kero, Jordan Oesterle
Injured:Michal Rozsival (concussion), Jordin Tootoo (upper body)

Status report

Rakell (upper body) did not make the trip to Chicago, and is listed as day to day. ... The Blackhawks had every healthy player on the ice for their morning skate.

Stat pack

Gibson has held opponents to three goals or fewer in four of his past five starts. ... Anisimov has six points (five goals, one assist) in his past five games. Toews has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past four games after he had five points (one goal, four assists) in his previous 13.