Hurricanes at Blackhawks preview

HURRICANES (12-7-1) at BLACKHAWKS (9-7-4)
8:30 p.m. ET; NBCSCH, FS-CR, NHL.TV

The Blackhawks, who have outscored opponents 21-10 in four consecutive victories, are 6-1-1 in their past eight games after going 1-4-2 in their previous seven.
Forward Patrick Kane has 17 points (eight goals, nine assists) in a nine-game point streak and is three assists shy of 600 in the NHL.
The Hurricanes seek their fourth win in a row following a four-game losing streak. Carolina has scored 17 goals in their three straight victories.

Players to watch

Blackhawks rookie center Kirby Dach has six points (four goals, two assists) in a four-game point streak.
Hurricanes forward Andrei Svechnikov has seven points (three goals, four assists) in a four-game point streak.

They said it

"There's a lot of things that he does. … It's very impressive how he can win races and dart through holes and create space for himself. And then obviously he thinks the game at such a high level. He can pull people to him and use the space that he creates. Fun coaching him." -- Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton on forward Patrick Kane
"They've had some ups and downs [for] a couple years now, so they're a pretty hungry team, they want in [for] the playoffs. It's going to be a battle, it's always a tough building to play [in] here. We've just got to make sure we keep grinding, keep playing our way." -- Hurricanes forward Teuvo Teravainen on facing Chicago

Hurricanes projected lineup

Andrei Svechnikov -- Sebastian Aho -- Teuvo Teravainen
Ryan Dzingel -- Jordan Staal -- Warren Foegele
Nino Niederreiter -- Lucas Wallmark -- Martin Necas
Brock McGinn -- Eetu Luostarinen -- Jordan Martinook
Jaccob Slavin -- Dougie Hamilton
Joel Edmundson -- Brett Pesce
Jake Gardiner -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Petr Mrazek
James Reimer
Scratched: Haydn Fleury
Injured:Erik Haula (knee)

Blackhawks projected lineup

Alex Nylander -- Jonathan Toews -- Brandon Saad
Alex DeBrincat -- Dylan Strome -- Patrick Kane
Ryan Carpenter -- David Kampf -- Dominik Kubalik
Zack Smith -- Kirby Dach -- Andrew Shaw
Duncan Keith -- Connor Murphy
Calvin de Haan -- Brent Seabrook
Olli Maatta -- Erik Gustafsson
Robin Lehner
Corey Crawford
Scratched: Slater Koekkoek
Injured: Drake Caggiula (concussion protocol)

Status report

Haula didn't practice on Monday and Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour expects him out of the lineup "for a while." ... Carolina recalled Luostarinen from Charlotte of the American Hockey League on Sunday.

Stat pack

Necas has eight points (two goals, six assists) in his past eight games. ... Teravainen has seven points (one goal, six assists) in a five-game point streak. ... Hamilton has six points (three goals, three assists) in a five-game point streak. ... Toews has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past four games. ... Strome has six points (one goal, five assists) in his past four games. ... DeBrincat has six assists in his past four games.