Blackhawks at Ducks preview

BLACKHAWKS (28-29-8) at DUCKS (32-21-12)
4 p.m. ET; NHLN, PRIME, NBCSCH, NHL.TV

Anaheim, which is 5-1-1 in its past seven games, trails the Los Angeles Kings by one point for third in the division. The Ducks hold the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference, leading the Colorado Avalanche and St. Louis Blues by one point.
Chicago scored four straight goals in the third period to defeat the Kings 5-3 in Los Angeles Saturday. The Blackhawks are 4-10-1 in their past 15 games and trail the Ducks by 12 points for the second wild card into the playoffs heading into their only visit to Honda Center, where the Anaheim is 9-1-2 since Dec. 29.

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Players to watch

Blackhawks rookie forward Alex DeBrincat has five points (three goals, two assists) in two games against Anaheim this season, including his first NHL hat trick in a 7-3 win on Nov. 27.

Ducks goaltender John Gibson has allowed two goals or fewer in his past eight starts, including a 3-2 win against Chicago on Feb. 15. He has a 1.56 goals-against average and .951 save percentage since the All-Star break.

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They said it

"Coming from behind like that, it's even more exciting and gives us even more momentum going into tomorrow." -- Blackhawks forward Vinnie Hinostroza

"We've had a good rhythm lately. That's been a big part of our game. ... We're in a tight race. To make the playoffs, you need to get going." -- Ducks forward Andrew Cogliano

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Blackhawks projected lineup

Brandon Saad -- Jonathan Toews -- Patrick Kane
Tomas Jurco -- Artem Anisimov -- Anthony Duclair
Alex DeBrincat -- Nick Schmaltz -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Patrick Sharp -- David Kampf -- Matthew Highmore
Duncan Keith -- Connor Murphy
Erik Gustafsson -- Brent Seabrook
Carl Dahlstrom -- Jordan Oesterle
J-F Berube
Anton Forsberg
Injured:Corey Crawford (upper body), Jan Rutta (lower body)

Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano -- Ryan Kesler -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie -- Adam Henrique -- Ondrej Kase
Jason Chimera -- Derek Grant -- Chris Kelly
Cam Fowler -- Brandon Montour
Marcus Pettersson -- Hampus Lindholm
Josh Manson -- Francois Beauchemin
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched:JT Brown, Kevin Bieksa, Kalle Kossila, Antoine Vermette
Injured:Patrick Eaves (illness)

Status report

Rutta, who is second among Chicago defensemen with 19 points (six goals, 13 assists), is doubtful after leaving practice early Friday and not playing Saturday against the Kings. … Ducks coach Randy Carlyle said he expects Getzlaf (flu) to return after missing the 4-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday.

Stat pack

Kane had a goal and two assists against the Kings. He has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past seven games after going scoreless in his previous five. … Toews also had a goal and two assists against the Kings and ended a five-game scoreless streak. ... Rakell has five points (four goals, assist) in his past two games.