Blackhawks at Jets preview

BLACKHAWKS (9-17-5) at JETS (18-9-2)
8 p.m. ET; TSN3, NBCSCH, NHL.TV

Anisimov is not on the trip because of a concussion sustained in a 3-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday. The Blackhawks are 1-9-0 in their past 10 games and a loss would match their longest losing streak this season (0-6-2, Oct. 27-Nov. 12).
Forward Mathieu Perreault will play for the Jets after sustaining an undisclosed injury during the third period of a 7-1 win against the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday.
The Jets are 5-1-0 in their past six games, have scored at least four goals in four of their past six games and have allowed one goal in three straight.

Players to watch

Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has four points (two goals, two assists) in a three-game point streak. He has nine points (three goals, six assists) in his past eight games.
Jets forward Blake Wheeler has 12 points (two goals, 10 assists) in his past eight games and points in seven of his past eight.

They said it

"Finding our team game but then finding it consistently and still competing at the same time. You have to play well every single night. You have to be on your game." -- Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews
"They're a desperate team, with really good offense and players who can win games on their own makes them very dangerous." -- Jets coach Paul Maurice on the Blackhawks

Blackhawks projected lineup

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

Jets projected lineup

Nikolaj Ehlers -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor -- Bryan Little -- Patrik Laine
Mathieu Perreault -- Adam Lowry -- Brandon Tanev
Brendan Lemieux -- Jack Roslovic -- Mason Appleton
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Chiarot -- Dustin Byfuglien
Dmitry Kulikov -- Tyler Myers
Laurent Brossoit
Connor Hellebuyck
Scratched: Nic Petan, Sami Niku
Injured:Andrew Copp (undisclosed), Joe Morrow (lower body)

Status report

Copp is day to day and there is no timetable on a return date.

Stat pack

Toews is two points shy of 700 in the NHL. … Seabrook and Keith are playing their 1,000th NHL game together as teammates. … Scheifele has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in his past eight games. … Laine has two assists in his past five games after having 14 points (13 goals, one assist) in his previous seven.