BLACKHAWKS (19-24-9) at WILD (26-22-3) 8 p.m. ET; NBC
The Blackhawks, who defeated the Buffalo Sabres 7-3 on Friday, have outscored opponent 18-10, including scoring at least seven goals twice during the streak. The Wild, who lost 3-1 at the Dallas Stars on Friday, are 4-2-0 in their past six games.
Players to watch
Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has 25 points (nine goals, 16 assists) in a 10-game point streak and has points in 17 of his past 18 games. Kane has 38 points (16 goals, 22 assists) in his past 18 games. Wild forward Eric Staal has seven points (three goals, four assists) in a four-game point streak and 10 points (four goals, six assists) in his past seven games.
They said it
"It's a chance for us to get points. We've got a little momentum and we can get going. I think to have the response we had (against Buffalo) after the days off is really positive. We don't have much time to reload ." -- Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton on playing three road games in five days "Lock (Patrick Kane) in his hotel room. He's been one of the best players in the world since he started to play, since he was rookie of the year (in 2008). And he's had some great success against us, we just have to make sure we are very aware of where he is and try to take as much time and space away from him as possible." -- Wild coach Bruce Boudreau on how to limit Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane
Neither team held a morning skate. … Aberg is a game-time decision after leaving the game on Friday.
Stat pack
Toews has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his past three games and 18 points (six goals, 12 assists) in his past 14. … DeBrincat has six points (two goals, four assists) in a four-game point streak and has 11 points (seven goals, four assists) in his past nine games. … Granlund has three assists in his past two games after no points in his previous eight. … Suter has three points (one goal, two assists) in his past three games.
