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 Named the NHL's First Star of the Week, Kane scored and set up a
goal on Sunday as Chicago won 11 in a row for the second time in
four years with a 5-2 victory over Montreal. The 2013 Conn Smythe
Trophy winner, who leads the league in goals (29), assists (40) and
points (69), has two tallies and set up another as the Blackhawks
have taken two of three from Nashville this season. Filip Forsberg
and Eric Nystrom each scored as the Predators snapped a five-game
skid (0-4-1) with a 3-0 triumph over Minnesota on Saturday. Both
forwards have joined James Neal in tallying twice versus the
Blackhawks this season while Mike Ribeiro has recorded a goal and
two assists.
TV: 8 p.m. ET, NBCSN, CSN Chicago
ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS (31-13-4): While Kane's goal scoring has
dominated the headlines, captain Jonathan Toews is making some news
of his own on the offensive end. "We're on a bit of a roll right
now," said Toews, who has scored 10 goals and set up eight others in
his last 16 games. "We'd love to continue that pace and keep the
momentum that we have right now." Toews recorded his second
multi-goal performance of the season on Sunday and notched his 300th
career assist to become the third member of the 2006 draft class to
reach that milestone (Washington's Nicklas Backstrom and
Philadelphia's Claude Giroux).
ABOUT THE PREDATORS (20-17-8): Former Blackhawk Carter Hutton turned
aside all 29 shots he saw to record his first shutout on Saturday.
When asked if Hutton or struggling Pekka Rinne will be in net on
Tuesday, coach Peter Laviolette stopped short of making a public
decision. "It's a team sport, a team game," Laviolette said. "We
need all of our players to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs and
then start that journey. We need everybody."
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OVERTIME
1. Chicago RW Andrew Shaw, who has three multi-point performances in
his last five games, collected three goals and an assist versus
Nashville this season.
2. The Predators have scored a power-play goal in three straight
contests and four of their last five.
3. Blackhawks G Corey Crawford is riding a career high-tying
eight-game winning streak, which was originally set from Feb.
20-March 5, 2011.
PREDICTION: Predators 2, Blackhawks 1
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