I see this as a stop-the-pain game for the Blackhawks, who are helped getting veteran forward Marian Hossa back from a leg injury.

Chicago is 3-5 in its last eight games, coming off a 3-2 shootout road loss to the Blues this past Wednesday and falling 5-2 on the road to the Stars this past Friday.

Now the Blackhawks are home where they have gone 24-8-2 this season and 39-16 during their past 55 games at United Center. Goalie Corey Crawford is strong at home, too, for Chicago with a 20-8-2 record this season and 1.74 GAA.

The Kings are 1-4 in their last five road games. They've lost four straight regular-season games in Chicago and 3-10-1 during their past 14 regular-season visits to Chicago.