Los Angeles brings the stronger profile to United Center, while Chicago looks to snap a three-game skid.
The Kings arrive with 8 points from 10 games and a power-index rank of 26, ahead of Chicago’s 6 points in 11 games and rank of 32. Los Angeles is 3-5-2 and coming off a win, while the Blackhawks have lost three straight after opening their recent five-game stretch with two victories. Artemi Panarin has 11 points in 10 games for the Kings; Chicago’s leading scorer, Patrick Kane, has 7 in 11. The matchup turns on whether Chicago can contain Panarin and find more offense, or Los Angeles can build on its scoring edge and hand the Blackhawks a fourth straight loss.