Pat Boyle and Steve Konroyd have the latest on Joel Quenneville's group in this edition of the Blackhawks Road Ahead, sponsored by Chicagoland NW Indiana Honda dealers.
The Blackhawks are about to be done with their annual (and final) Circus Trip, but they won't have an easy go to close things out.
Joel Quenneville's group will square off against the Edmonton Oilers before three games in California, and waiting for them will be one of the bright young stars in the league.
Connor McDavid leads the Oilers with 22 points, and he scored a goal in each period for his first career hat trick in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Stars.