Blue Jackets at Blackhawks preview

BLUE JACKETS (32-21-3) at BLACKHAWKS (24-25-9)
8:30 p.m. ET; NBCSCH, FS-O, NHL.TV

The forward has 35 points (12 goals, 23 assists) in a 16-game point streak, the longest active run in the NHL. Florida Panthers forward Mike Hoffman had a 17-game streak from Oct. 13-Nov. 21.
Kane will also try to extend his Blackhawks record 15-game assist streak.
Chicago is 8-1-0 in its past nine games, outscoring opponents 44-28, and is three points behind the Minnesota Wild for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.
The Blue Jackets, 4-1-0 in their past five games following a five-game losing streak, are tied in points (67) with the Pittsburgh Penguins for third place in the Metropolitan Division.

Players to watch

Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin has 30 points (13 goals, 17 assists) in his past 22 games. He had 151 points (61 goals, 90 assists) in 162 games with Chicago from 2015-17.
Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews has 15 points (eight goals, seven assists) in his past nine games.

They said it

"I just think he's such a dynamic player. He could play well with anyone, to be honest with you. He's a guy that can take over a game by himself. He's a gamebreaker." -- Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane on Blue Jackets forward Artemi Panarin
"My whole thinking ever since I've coached is, we have enough problems working [on] our game than to worry about the other team's game. I think if you start showing or talking too much about the other team, you're counterpunching right away before the puck is even dropped." -- Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella

Blue Jackets projected lineup

Artemi Panarin -- Pierre-Luc Dubois -- Cam Atkinson
Anthony Duclair -- Nick Foligno -- Josh Anderson
Eric Robinson -- Alex Wennberg -- Oliver Bjorkstrand
Riley Nash -- Kole Sherwood -- Lukas Sedlak
Seth Jones -- Ryan Murray
Zach Werenski -- David Savard
Scott Harrington -- Markus Nutivaara
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Dean Kukan
Injured: Brandon Dubinsky (hip), Boone Jenner (lower body), Markus Hannikainen (illness)

Blackhawks projected lineup

Drake Caggiula -- Jonathan Toews -- Patrick Kane
Alex DeBrincat -- Dylan Strome -- Dominik Kahun
Brandon Saad -- Marcus Kruger -- Dylan Sikura
Chris Kunitz -- Artem Anisimov -- Brendan Perlini
Duncan Keith -- Brent Seabrook
Slater Koekkoek -- Connor Murphy
Carl Dahlstrom -- Erik Gustafsson
Cam Ward
Collin Delia
Scratched: Gustav Forsling, John Hayden
Injured: Corey Crawford (concussion), David Kampf (right foot)

Status report

The Blue Jackets placed Dubinsky on injured reserve and recalled Sherwood on an emergency basis from Cleveland of the American Hockey League. … Crawford missed Chicago's optional morning skate because of an illness.

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Stat pack

Bobrovsky is 4-1-0 with a 2.20 goals-against average in his past five starts. … Panarin is three points shy of 300 in the NHL. … Ward is 5-0-0 with a 2.16 GAA and .943 save percentage in his past five starts. … DeBrincat has 16 points (six goals, 10 assists) in his past 10 games.