Jets at Blackhawks preview

JETS (20-9-2) at BLACKHAWKS (10-18-5)
8:30 p.m. ET; NBCSCH, TSN3, NHL.TV

The Jets, who won 5-4 in overtime at the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday, are outscoring opponents 18-8 during their winning streak and are 7-1-0 in their past eight games.
The Blackhawks seek their second consecutive victory after ending an eight-game losing streak (0-8-0) with a 6-3 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday. Chicago, 4-16-3 in its past 23 games, has allowed at least four goals in nine of its past 12.

Players to watch

Jets center Mark Scheifele has eight points (two goals, six assists) in a three-game multipoint streak and has 17 points (seven goals, 10 assists) in his past 10 games.
Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has seven points (two goals, five assists) in a five-game point streak and 12 points (three goals, nine assists) in his past 10 games.

They said it

"It was a good back-and-forth game. Nice to be able to get that one in the third by [Mark Scheifele], that was a huge goal. And then to find a way to get that win was big." -- Jets defenseman Josh Morrissey, who scored in overtime at the Oilers on Thursday
"We played until the end, which was a positive. But we seemed sharper in the beginning of the game and allowed ourselves to not come from behind. Even though they came back and tied it, we had enough juice to come with a victory. Hopefully we can have a similar start tonight." -- Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton on the 6-3 win against the Penguins on Wednesday

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
Injured: Andrew Copp (undisclosed), Joe Morrow (lower body)

Blackhawks projected lineup

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

Status report

The Jets assigned defenseman Sami Niku to Manitoba of the American Hockey League. … Defenseman Jan Rutta cleared waivers and was assigned by the Blackhawks to Rockford of the AHL.

Stat pack

Wheeler has 15 points (two goals, 13 assists) in his past 10 games. … Laine has four points (one goal, three assists) in a three-game point streak. … Toews surpassed 700 NHL points with a goal and two assists on Wednesday.