Jets at Blackhawks preview

JETS (26-11-7) at BLACKHAWKS (21-16-6)
8:30 p.m. ET; NBCSCH, TSN3, NHL.TV

Duclair, 22, was acquired in a four-player trade with the Arizona Coyotes on Wednesday. He had 15 points (nine goals, six assists) in 33 games with Arizona this season. Duclair skated at left wing on the third line with
David Kampf
and Alex DeBrincat in morning line rushes.
The Central Division-leading Jets have won three in a row and are 6-0-1 since the Christmas break. Winnipeg is 3-1-2 in its past six road games after going 0-4-2 in their previous six.

Players to watch

Jets forward Blake Wheeler has five goals and six assists during a seven-game point streak.
Blackhawks forward Nick Schmaltz has five goals and three assists) in a five-game point streak.

They said it

"I don't get to see a lot of NHL games live, but through 30 minutes of that hockey game I think they had about six minutes of zone time in the first period. ... That's a really dominant game that they play. That's our challenge tonight." -- Jets coach Paul Maurice on facing the Blackhawks
"Really excited. Obviously I'm stoked to be here. It's been a crazy few hours, couple days, but it's an honor for me to be here and it's a great opportunity for myself and just excited to get going." -- Newly acquired Blackhawks forward Anthony Duclair

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor
-- Blake Wheeler -- Patrik Laine
Mathieu Perreault -- Bryan Little -- Nikolaj Ehlers
Shawn Matthias -- Andrew Copp -- Joel Armia
Jack Roslovic
-- Matt Hendricks -- Marko Dano
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Dmitry Kulikov -- Tyler Myers
Toby Enstrom -- Dustin Byfuglien
Connor Hellebuyck
Steve Mason
Scratched:Ben Chiarot, Brendan Lemieux
Injured:Adam Lowry (upper body), Mark Scheifele (upper body), Brandon Tanev (lower body)

Blackhawks projected lineup

Brandon Saad -- Jonathan Toews --
Vinnie Hinostroza
Ryan Hartman -- Nick Schmaltz -- Patrick Kane
Anthony Duclair -- David Kampf -- Alex DeBrincat
Patrick Sharp -- Tommy Wingels -- Lance Bouma
Duncan Keith -- Jordan Oesterle
Connor Murphy -- Brent Seabrook
Gustav Forsling -- Jan Rutta
Jeff Glass
Anton Forsberg
Scratched:Erik Gustafsson,Tomas Jurco, Michal Kempny
Injured:Artem Anisimov (upper body), Corey Crawford (upper body), Michal Rozsival (upper body)

Status report

Enstrom and Myers did not participate in the morning skate but are expected to play. … Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said there's no update on Anisimov and Crawford, but hopes Anisimov can return soon after Chicago's five-day break from Jan. 15-19. Glass is 2-1-1 with a 3.51 goals-against average and .908 save percentage. It's his first start since a 5-4 home loss to the Vegas Golden Knights a week ago.

Stat pack

Hellebuyck is 7-0-2 with a 1.86 goals-against average, .940 save percentage and two shutouts in his past nine starts. The Jets have scored at least one power-play goal in six straight games. … Kane is three points shy of 800 for his NHL career