Canadiens at Blackhawks preview

CANADIENS (14-10-5) at BLACKHAWKS (9-16-5)
6 p.m. ET; NHLN, SN, SN1, NBCSCH, RDS

Chicago, which has been outscored 30-17 in the losing streak, is 3-14-3 in its past 20 games.
Montreal has won two in a row and is 3-1-0 in its past four games after a five-game losing streak (0-3-2). Carey Price is 3-1-0 with a 2.28 goals-against average in his past four starts.
The Canadiens have scored five goals in three of their past four games.

Players to watch

Canadiens forward Max Domi has four points (two goals, two assists) in his past four games.
Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane has seven points (one goal, six assists) in his past seven games.

They said it

"I think the way we compete, the way we approach games, and our attitude's a lot better. It is what it is. Guys believe in themselves and they stick together. And there are lots of nights when we've come back from behind. It's a plus for our group." -- Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin
"Everyone's working hard and wanting to win, and we're not getting the results. But we show spurts in games and playing hard and doing things well. So I think it'll come and I'm really happy to start contributing." -- Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy, who would make his season debut

Canadiens projected lineup

Jonathan Drouin -- Max Domi -- Andrew Shaw
Tomas Tatar -- Phillip Danault -- Brendan Gallagher
Paul Byron -- Jesperi Kotkaniemi -- Artturi Lehkonen
Kenny Agostino -- Michael Chaput -- Nicolas Deslauriers
Brett Kulak -- Shea Weber
David Schlemko -- Jeff Petry
Mike Reilly -- Jordie Benn
Carey Price
Antti Niemi
Scratched: Matthew Peca, Charles Hudon, Noah Juulsen
Injured: Joel Armia (knee)

Blackhawks projected lineup

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

Status report

Juulsen (face) has been cleared and could play. ... Murphy (back) was activated and Forsling was placed on injured reserve Saturday. ... Canadiens defenseman Xavier Ouellet cleared waivers and was assigned to Laval of the American Hockey League.

Stat pack

Drouin has six points (one goal, five assists) in a four-game point streak. ... Tatar has four points (one goal, three assists) in his past four games. ... Toews has three points (two goals, one assist) in a three-game point streak.