Jets at Blackhawks preview

JETS (25-19-4) at BLACKHAWKS (23-20-6)
7 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN, NBCSCH, NHL.TV

The 31-year-old forward had an assist in the Blackhawks' 6-2 win at the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday to pull within one point of the milestone. He has 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) during a nine-game point streak.
Chicago, which is 10-4-0 in its past 14 games, will try to win its season-best fifth straight game. The Blackhawks are 8-1-0 in the second of back-to-back games.
The Jets are 4-6-2 in their past 12 games as they begin a three-game road trip. Winnipeg is 3-1-1 in its past five road games.

Players to watch

Jets forward Kyle Connor has 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in his past nine games.
Blackhawks forward Jonathan Toews has 12 points (four goals, eight assists) during a five-game point streak. He is two points away from 800 in the NHL.

They said it

"I don't think we've loved our offensive game here for a little bit, and our defensive game, clearly. I don't want to leave it too long. Just sometimes it's a change and a spark there to get guys going."-- Jets coach Paul Maurice of lineup changes
"We feel good about ourselves and believe in what we're doing, but we got to earn that feeling every day. It's important that we just don't think it's going to happen since we've been playing better. There's work that goes into it." -- Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton

Jets projected lineup

Kyle Connor -- Mark Scheifele -- Patrik Laine
Andrew Copp -- Blake Wheeler -- Nikolaj Ehlers
Mathieu Perreault -- Adam Lowry -- Jack Roslovic
Gabriel Bourque -- Nicholas Shore -- Mason Appleton
Josh Morrissey -- Dmitry Kulikov
Luca Sbisa -- Neal Pionk
Anthony Bitetto -- Sami Niku
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched: Jansen Harkins, Nelson Nogier, Cameron Schilling
Injured:Nathan Beaulieu (lower body), Carl Dahlstrom (broken hand), Mark Letestu (heart virus), Bryan Little (head), Tucker Poolman (lower body)
Suspended:Dustin Byfuglien

Blackhawks projected lineup

Dominik Kubalik -- Jonathan Toews -- Drake Caggiula
Brandon Saad -- Ryan Carpenter -- Patrick Kane
David Kampf -- Kirby Dach -- Alex DeBrincat
Alex Nylander -- Zack Smith -- Matthew Highmore
Duncan Keith -- Adam Boqvist
Erik Gustafsson -- Connor Murphy
Olli Maatta -- Slater Koekkoek
Robin Lehner
Corey Crawford
Scratched:Dennis Gilbert, Brandon Hagel
Injured:Calvin de Haan (right shoulder), Brent Seabrook (right shoulder/left and right hip), Andrew Shaw (concussion protocol), Dylan Strome (right ankle)

Status report

Neither team held a morning skate. … Copp and Ehlers moved up to the top line with Scheifele, and Connor and Laine moved down to the second line with Wheeler during practice Saturday. Niku was elevated to the top pairing with Morrissey and Kulikov moved to the second pairing with Pionk. … Sbisa is "going to be good" after taking a puck to the mouth Friday, Maurice said Saturday. … The Jets recalled Nogier, a defenseman, from Manitoba of the American Hockey League on Saturday. … The Blackhawks reassigned forward Dylan Sikura to Rockford of the AHL on Sunday.

Stat pack

Scheifele has 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in his past nine games. … Kubalik has nine goals in his past seven games and 18 points (12 goals, six assists) in his past 14.