The Chicago Blackhawks will look to keep things rolling while attempting to get their ninth straight win over the Columbus Blue Jackets Sunday night at 7:00 p.m. ET.
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The Blackhawks (14-0-3) surpassed the 2006-07 Anaheim Ducks by earning at least one point in their first 17 games with Friday's 2-1 win over San Jose. The record, though, means little to them in the grand scheme of things if they fall short of a championship.
While Chicago's plethora of well-known stars like captain Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa garner most of the attention, it has been able to roll four productive lines and three solid defensive pairings during its record-breaking start.
"When you have that depth, everything's easier," Keith said. "It doesn't come down to one or two guys. It's a group effort."
The Blackhawks have dominated this series of late, outscoring Columbus 37-15 over the last eight meetings and allowing two goals or fewer in each of the last five.
It doesn't appear the Blue Jackets (5-11-2) will be able to keep up this time around, either, as they enter this contest with a league-worst 12 points after falling 2-1 to St. Louis on Saturday.
Columbus has dropped four of five on its six-game road trip, though coach Todd Richards again thought his team made steps in the right direction.
"I think you look at the game and we sound like a broken record, but we did a lot of good things," Richards told the league's official website. "Maybe it's a little harder to compete in certain areas where we can finish, but a lot of things we just didn't get rewarded for."
Steve Mason, who has lost his last five starts while posting a 4.82 GAA versus the Blackhawks, could get the start in goal after Sergei Bobrovsky made 28 saves Saturday.
Hossa has three goals and five assists during a six-game point streak against Columbus, while Toews has four goals and four assists in his last five.
