Panthers at Blackhawks preview

PANTHERS (12-14-4) at BLACKHAWKS (14-11-5)
8:30 p.m. ET; SN, NBCSCH, FS-F, NHL.TV

Goaltender Corey Crawford, who will start for Chicago, is 6-0-2 with a 2.22 goals-against-average and .932 save percentage in his past eight starts.
The Panthers, eying their third triumph in four games, have earned at least a point in seven of their past 10 games (5-3-2), including a 2-1 overtime win at the Detroit Red Wings on Monday. Goaltender Harri Sateri could make his NHL debut; he was recalled from Springfield of the American Hockey League on Wednesday with Roberto Luongo sidelined because of a lower-body injury.

Players to watch

Panthers center Vincent Trocheck has eight points (three goals, five assists) in a five-game point streak. He is second on the Panthers in points (31) and first in goals (13).
Blackhawks center Artem Anisimov is tied with teammate Brandon Saad, Calgary Flames center Sean Monahan and St. Louis Blues center Brayden Schenn for the League lead in game-winning goals (six).

They said it

"We're very confident. We just have to get some wins under our belt. That will make the confidence come even more, and we've got a chance with back-to-back games to get another huge win tomorrow." -- Panthers forward Jonathan Huberdeau after Florida's 2-1 overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings on Monday
"They work hard, they're a scrappy team. ... We want to make sure that our pace is high end, we haven't seen that for 60 minutes in our last couple, I still think it's there. That's what we're looking to do." -- Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville

Panthers projected lineup

Jonathan Huberdeau -- Aleksander Barkov -- Nick Bjugstad
Jamie McGinn -- Vincent Trocheck -- Denis Malgin
Connor Brickley -- Jared McCann -- Radim Vrbata
Micheal Haley -- Derek MacKenzie -- Colton Sceviour
Keith Yandle -- Aaron Ekblad
Mike Matheson -- Mark Pysyk
Ian McCoshen -- Alexander Petrovic
Harri Sateri
James Reimer
Scratched: Dryden Hunt, MacKenzie Weegar
Injured: Evgenii Dadonov (upper body), Roberto Luongo (lower body)

Blackhawks projected lineup

Brandon Saad -- Jonathan Toews -- Alex DeBrincat
Nick Schmaltz -- Artem Anisimov -- Patrick Kane
Patrick Sharp -- Vinnie Hinostroza -- Ryan Hartman
Lance Bouma -- Tommy Wingels -- John Hayden
Duncan Keith -- Jordan Oesterle
Connor Murphy -- Brent Seabrook
Gustav Forsling -- Jan Rutta
Corey Crawford
Anton Forsberg
Scratched: Michal Kempny, Richard Panik
Injured: Cody Franson (lower body), Michal Rozsival (concussion)

Status report

The Panthers did not hold a morning skate. ... Quenneville ruled Franson out for the second straight game. Oesterle will remain alongside Keith on the first defense pair. ... Panik will be a healthy scratch for the first time this season, with Hartman returning to the lineup.

Stat pack

Huberdeau has six points (one goal, five assists) in a three-game point streak. He leads the Panthers with 32 points. ... Saad and Toews combined for five points (two goals, three assists) in Chicago's 4-1 win at the Panthers on Nov. 25.