Here are Three Things to Watch when the Blackhawks take on the Anaheim Ducks Monday on NBC Sports Chicago and streaming live on the NBC Sports app. Coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. with Blackhawks Pregame Live.
1. Injured Ducks.
The Ducks are one of the deepest teams up the middle, but they're missing two important pieces: Ryan Kesler and Ryan Getzlaf.
Kelser has yet to make his season debut as he continues to recover from offseason hip surgery while Getzlaf has been sidelined since Oct. 29 with a face injury. That's a combined 1,538 faceoff wins from last year that they're missing, and that's not all either.