BLUE JACKETS (1-0-0) at BLACKHAWKS (1-0-0) 8:30 p.m. ET; WGN, FS-O, NHL.TV
Goalie Corey Crawford will start for the Blackhawks. The Blue Jackets didn't skate Saturday and did not announce their starter. Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves Friday.
Players to watch
Alex Wennberg had two assists against the Islanders while centering Panarin and Cam Atkinson, who scored a goal. Blackhawks forward Ryan Hartman had five points (one goal, four assists) against the Penguins.
They said it
"I thought it was going to be a little bit of a learning curve of what we want out of [Panarin] in that part of the game. From Day 1, he's been involved. He's asked questions. We're really excited about what he brings in the full package."-- Blue Jackets coach John Tortorella on Panarin's defensive play. "When we made the trade, that's immediately what I felt … that both guys can really help their teams. In a short one-game sampling, I think both teams would probably be very happy with the way things are going." -- Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville, on the Saad-Panarin trade
Kero participated in the morning skate but will not play. … Schmaltz, who left early after hurting his knee against the Penguins, will be in the lineup. … Wingels, who's from the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, will make his Blackhawks debut.
Stat pack
Columbus is 4-2-0 against Chicago since 2014-15. … Saad was the first Blackhawks player to get a hat trick in a season opener since Bobby Hull on Oct. 23, 1965.
