Blackhawks at Ducks preview

BLACKHAWKS (9-14-5) at DUCKS (14-10-5)
10:30 p.m. ET, NBCSN, WGN

The Ducks won the final four games of a five-game road trip that culminated with a four-goal comeback in a 6-5 victory against the Washington Capitals on Sunday. Anaheim is 6-1-0 in its past seven games with five one-goal wins.
The Blackhawks are on a four-game losing streak and 1-6-0 in their past seven games while being outscored 34-21.

Players to watch

Blackhawks forward Dylan Strome has three points (two goals, one assist) in four games since he was acquired in a trade with the Arizona Coyotes on Nov. 25.
Forward Daniel Sprong is set to make his Ducks debut on the second line following his trade from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday. Sprong, 21, has nine points (four goals, five assists) in 42 NHL games.

They said it

"We're kind of waiting to see what's going to happen, kind of feeling it out a little bit, kind of going from there, and it's just kind of putting us behind the eight ball." -- Forward Patrick Kane on the Blackhawks giving up the first goal in their past seven games
"There's a lot of guys that have great resumes, a lot of guys that have played in this league for a long time, and guys I watched playing when I was still in juniors, so it's pretty cool." -- Ducks forward Daniel Sprong on his new teammates

Blackhawks projected lineup

Brendan Perlini -- Jonathan Toews -- Brandon Saad
Alex DeBrincat -- Dylan Strome -- Patrick Kane
Dominik Kahun -- David Kampf -- John Hayden
Marcus Kruger -- Artem Anisimov -- Alexandre Fortin
Duncan Keith -- Brandon Manning
Erik Gustafsson -- Brent Seabrook
Gustav Forsling -- Henri Jokiharju
Corey Crawford
Cam Ward
Scratched:Jan Rutta, Andreas Martinsen, Chris Kunitz
Injured:Brandon Davidson (knee), Connor Murphy (back)

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Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Pontus Aberg
Nick Ritchie -- Adam Henrique -- Daniel Sprong
Andrew Cogliano -- Ryan Kesler -- Jakob Silfverberg
Ondrej Kase -- Carter Rowney -- Kiefer Sherwood
Hampus Lindholm -- Brandon Montour
Jacob Larsson -- Josh Manson
Andy Welinski -- Jake Dotchin
John Gibson
Ryan Miller
Scratched:Ben Street, Brian Gibbons, Josh Mahura
Injured:Corey Perry (knee surgery), Cam Fowler (facial fractures), Patrick Eaves (rib)

Status report

Murphy is on the two-game trip but won't make his season debut against the Ducks.

Stat pack

Saad has 10 points (eight goals, two assists) in his past eight games against the Ducks, including two goals in a 3-1 win Oct. 23. ... Henrique has five points (one goal, four assists) in a five-game point streak, two shy of his NHL career high set while playing for the New Jersey Devils from Nov. 25 to Dec. 8. 2011.