Chicago Blackhawks (16-42-5, eighth in the Central Division) vs. Washington Capitals (29-23-9, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)
Washington; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks visit the Washington Capitals after Seth Jones scored two goals in the Blackhawks' 5-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes.
Washington is 29-23-9 overall and 16-10-5 in home games. The Capitals have a -26 scoring differential, with 163 total goals scored and 189 given up.
Chicago has a 5-25-1 record in road games and a 16-42-5 record overall. The Blackhawks have a 4-17-1 record in games they serve more penalty minutes than their opponents.
The matchup Saturday is the second time these teams square off this season. The Capitals won 4-2 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alexander Ovechkin has 18 goals and 29 assists for the Capitals. Dylan Strome has two goals and 13 assists over the past 10 games.
Connor Bedard has 17 goals and 26 assists for the Blackhawks. Nick Foligno has scored four goals with four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Capitals: 6-3-1, averaging 4.2 goals, 7.2 assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.2 goals per game.
Blackhawks: 2-6-2, averaging 1.9 goals, 3.3 assists, 1.9 penalties and 4.4 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Capitals: T.J. Oshie: out (upper body), Nic Dowd: out (upper-body), Nicklas Backstrom: out (hip), Martin Fehervary: out (lower-body).
Blackhawks: Taylor Hall: out for season (knee), Andreas Athanasiou: out (groin), Connor Murphy: out (lower body), Nikita Zaitsev: out (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
