COYOTES (8-12-4) at BLACKHAWKS (16-8-3)
8:30 p.m. ET; CSN-CH, FS-A PLUS, NHL.TV
Coyotes team scope
Arizona Coyotes captain Shane Doan remains one goal from 400 in his NHL career after going scoreless in a 4-1 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday. Doan also has 553 NHL assists and needs one to move past Thomas Steen for a new franchise record. Goalie Mike Smith will start for the Coyotes after Louis Domingue played Monday. Smith made 58 saves in a 3-2 shootout loss to the Blue Jackets on Saturday. He's just been healthy," coach Dave Tippett told the Coyotes website. "Healthy and solid." Forward Anthony Duclair, who has one goal and four points, could play after he was made a healthy scratch for the first time Sunday. "Everybody will be ready," Tippett said. "We'll make our selections tonight." The Coyotes did not hold a morning skate. They are 0-2-2 in their past four games and were outshot 94-52 by the Blue Jackets in their past two. They're 15-for-17 killing penalties in their past three games.
Blackhawks team scope
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will miss his seventh straight game with a reported back injury. Chicago is 3-2-1 without Toews and has been outshot in five of the six games he's missed. The Blackhawks have dropped from 14th in faceoff win percentage to 27th (48.0 percent) and have won 37.3 percent of 439 draws without their top center, including 10 of 32 while shorthanded (31.3 percent). Goalie Scott Darling makes his third start in place of Corey Crawford (appendectomy). Coach Joel Quenneville reworked the forward lines at the morning skate. Marcus Kruger was promoted to second-line center, Dennis Rasmussen filled Kruger's spot on the third line and rookie Vinnie Hinostroza centered the fourth line. "I think we've had some [different] lines over the last couple of games and we haven't generated enough," Quenneville said. "That's probably why we're trying to move things around. Hopefully we get a little more offense and a little more threat to score, not just the [second] line." The Blackhawks are coming off a 2-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets at United Center on Sunday, but are 10-2-2 on home ice and play seven of their next 10 games in Chicago.
Coyotes projected lineup
Tobias Rieder -- Martin Hanzal -- Radim Vrbata
Max Domi -- Christian Dvorak -- Shane Doan
Anthony Duclair -- Jordan Martinook -- Jamie McGinn
Brendan Perlini -- Ryan White -- Lawson Crouse
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Connor Murphy
Alex Goligoski -- Michael Stone
Mike Smith
Louis Domingue
Scratched: Tyler Gaudet, Kevin Connauton
Injured: Brad Richardson (lower body)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Artem Anisimov -- Patrick Kane
Ryan Hartman -- Marcus Kruger -- Marian Hossa
Tyler Motte -- Dennis Rasmussen -- Richard Panik
Andrew Desjardins -- Vinnie Hinostroza -- Jordin Tootoo
Duncan Keith -- Niklas Hjalmarsson
Brian Campbell -- Brent Seabrook
Gustav Forsling -- Trevor van Riemsdyk
Scott Darling
Lars Johansson
Scratched: Michal Kempny, Michal Rozsival
Injured: Jonathan Toews (upper body), Corey Crawford (appendectomy)
Status report
Crawford was placed on injured reserve Tuesday. … Kempny and Rozsival were the last two defensemen into the locker room after the Blackhawks' morning skate. Players who will be scratched are usually last off the ice. … Van Riemsdyk was scratched Sunday after returning from a 20-game injury absence. … Desjardins is moving back to left wing after centering the fourth line against Winnipeg.
Who's hot
Ekman-Larsson has points in the past three games (three assists). … Panarin has goals in his past two games, including a game-tying goal against the Jets on Sunday for his 100th NHL point. … Kane has an assist in three straight games and points in five of his past six (two goals and four assists).
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