Goalie Corey Crawford is expected to start for the Blackhawks. He's 5-0-2 in his past seven appearances and has allowed three goals or fewer in six of those, including a 3-2 overtime win against the Buffalo Sabres on Friday when he made 26 saves after missing three games with an undisclosed injury. Goaltender Scott Wedgewood will start for the Coyotes, who have lost three consecutive games (0-2-1).
Players to watch
Coyotes forward Derek Stepan has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) in his past 12 games. Blackhawks rookie wing Alex DeBrincat has eight points (five goals, three assists) in his past seven games.
They said it
"The positive is you're getting chances but that's not quite good enough. You can only say getting chances is good enough for so long. You've got to capitalize on those." -- Coyotes forward Max Domi after a 1-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday "They're playing hard, they have more structure than when we saw them earlier in the year. They're in every hockey game now, they're competitive and it won't be an easy game. They have some pace to their game and their effort has been very noticeable." -- Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville
Quenneville said Franson will not play. His status for Tuesday against the Florida Panthers is uncertain. ... Bouma didn't practice Saturday but will play. ... The Coyotes did not hold a morning skate.
Stat pack
Ekman-Larsson has no points in his past five games after having seven points (four goals, three assists) in his previous six. ... Kane has no points in his past four games after getting 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in his previous nine. ... Toews has four points (two goals, two assists) in a four-game point streak.
