Who would have thought that the Blackhawks, a team that's had two eight-game losing streaks this season, would be closing in on the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference?
They've won a season-high six straight games after a 4-3 overtime win against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday and are two points out of a playoff spot. Patrick Kane is on a 13-game point streak (10 goals, 19 assists), Alex DeBrincat is playing well, and Dylan Strome seems to have found a home in Chicago after being acquired from the Arizona Coyotes.