Blackhawks at Canucks preview

BLACKHAWKS (18-17-6) at CANUCKS (21-15-4)
10 p.m. ET; ESPN+, SNP, NBCSCH+, NHL.TV

The Canucks have outscored their opponents 21-11 during their five-game win streak, which came after losing three straight games and four of the previous five (1-4-0).
Chicago is trying to win its fourth straight game. Goalie Robin Lehner will make his first fourth straight start, his longest stretch of the season.

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Players to watch

Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in his past nine games.
Canucks forward Brock Boeser has six points (one goal, five assists) during a five-game point streak and 14 points (three goals, 11 assists) in his past 13 games.

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They said it

"We absolutely laid an egg in our own building, in front of our own fans, before the [Christmas] break, so I don't think any of us were too happy about that. But we're definitely happy with the way we've rebounded." -- Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews on a 7-1 loss against the New Jersey Devils on Dec. 23, their only loss in the past six games
"We can't get comfortable is the biggest thing for us. Now that we're in the [Stanley Cup] Playoffs in the standings and doing well, we can't just assume it's going to be easy from here on out." -- Canucks forward Bo Horvat

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Blackhawks projected lineup

Dominik Kubalik -- Jonathan Toews -- John Quenneville
Dylan Sikura -- Ryan Carpenter -- Patrick Kane
Alex DeBrincat -- Kirby Dach -- Dylan Strome
Zack Smith -- David Kampf -- Matthew Highmore
Duncan Keith -- Adam Boqvist
Erik Gustafsson -- Connor Murphy
Olli Maatta -- Dennis Gilbert
Robin Lehner
Corey Crawford
Scratched: Alex Nylander, Slater Koekkoek
Injured:Drake Caggiula (concussion protocol), Calvin de Haan (right shoulder), Brandon Saad (right ankle), Brent Seabrook (right shoulder/left and right hip), Andrew Shaw (concussion protocol)

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Canucks projected lineup

J.T. Miller -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Tanner Pearson -- Bo Horvat -- Loui Eriksson
Antoine Roussel -- Adam Gaudette -- Jake Virtanen
Tyler Motte -- Jay Beagle -- Tim Schaller
Quinn Hughes -- Chris Tanev
Alexander Edler -- Troy Stecher
Oscar Fantenberg -- Tyler Myers
Jacob Markstrom
Thatcher Demko
Scratched:Zack MacEwen, Jordie Benn
Injured:Josh Leivo (fractured kneecap), Brandon Sutter (upper body), Micheal Ferland (upper body), Tyler Graovac (lower body)

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Status report

Nylander will be scratched for the second straight game and third time this season. … Benn, who signed a two-year, $4-million contract as a free agent July 1, will be scratched for the fourth straight game.

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Stat pack

DeBrincat has four points (two goals, two assists) during a three-game point streak. … Pearson has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past three games. … Pettersson has six points (four goals, two assists) in his past five games.