Blackhawks at Flames preview

BLACKHAWKS (24-20-7) at FLAMES (25-18-8)
10 p.m. ET; SN, NBCSCH, NHL.TV

The Flames, 0-2-4 following a seven-game winning streak, have allowed 15 goals in their past three games. Calgary has lost its past two games, a 4-2 defeat against the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday and a 7-4 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, in regulation after taking a lead into the third period; the Flames previously were 50-0-3 over the past two seasons when leading after two periods.
The Blackhawks are 2-1-0 in their past three games after going 1-4-1 in their previous six games. Chicago has scored two goals or fewer in seven of its past nine games.

Players to watch

Blackhawks forward Nick Schmaltz has 13 points (seven goals, six assists) in his past 13 games.
Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk has 14 points (nine goals, five assists) in his past 13 games.

They said it

"If you're at the top of your division or at the bottom, nobody feels comfortable, right? And especially us knowing where we're at. Every point's important. We've just got to build off the wins and build our confidence." -- Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews
"We want to be more consistent, and to be more consistent you want to be consistently winning. I think we're frustrated in here. I think we are a little ticked off, but that can change with a win tonight." -- Flames forward Matthew Tkachuk

Blackhawks projected lineup

Alex DeBrincat -- Jonathan Toews -- Anthony Duclair
Artem Anisimov -- Nick Schmaltz -- Patrick Kane
Lance Bouma -- Tommy Wingels -- Brandon Saad
Tomas Jurco -- David Kampf -- Vinnie Hinostroza
Duncan Keith -- Jordan Oesterle
Erik Gustafsson -- Brent Seabrook
Michal Kempny -- Connor Murphy
Jeff Glass
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Jan Rutta, Ryan Hartman, Patrick Sharp
Injured:Corey Crawford (upper body), Michal Rozsival (upper body)

Flames projected lineup

Johnny Gaudreau -- Sean Monahan -- Micheal Ferland
Matthew Tkachuk -- Mikael Backlund -- Michael Frolik
Andrew Mangiapane -- Sam Bennett -- Troy Brouwer
Curtis Lazar -- Matt Stajan -- Garnet Hathaway
Mark Giordano -- Dougie Hamilton
TJ Brodie -- Travis Hamonic
Matt Bartkowski -- Michael Stone
Mike Smith
David Rittich
Scratched: Brett Kulak, Mark Jankowski, Ryan Lomberg
Injured: Kris Versteeg (hip)

Status report

Glass will start for the first time in four games. … Jankowski will be a healthy scratch; Mangiapane will play after scratched in five straight games. … Bartkowski, who has been scratched in 26 of the past 28 games, will play in place of Kulak.

Stat pack

Kane has two assists in his past five games after having 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) in his previous 17 games. … Toews has two assists in his past nine games. … Gaudreau has 17 points (two goals, 15 assists) in his past 13 games. … Smith has held opponents to two goals or fewer in seven of his past nine starts, but has allowed nine goals in his past two starts.