Scouting report: Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs

By John Dietz

Blackhawks vs. Toronto Maple Leafs, 7 p.m., Wednesday at Scotiabank Arena

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The skinny: Toronto (42-22-5) is in third place in the Atlantic Division and is 8-2-0 in its last 10 home games. The only losses came to Washington and Tampa Bay. … John Tavares, in his first season with the Maple Leafs, leads the team with 38 goals. Tavares notched a hat trick in Toronto's 7-6 OT victory over the Hawks Oct. 7. Patrick Kane scored twice (the second coming with 29 seconds remaining), and Henri Jokiharju recorded 3 primary assists for the Hawks. … Auston Matthews (31 goals) has already scored 105 times in 199 career games. ... Toronto has 4 short-handed goals in the last 13 games and has also given opponents zero or one PP chance in nine of the last 21 contests. The Hawks have accomplished that feat five times in the last 21 games. … Kane needs 2 points for the second 100-point campaign of his career. … The Hawks are 0-for-14 on the power play over the last five games. They were 33-for-99 over the previous 32.

Next: Montreal Canadiens, 6 p.m. Saturday at Bell Centre