The Chicago Blackhawks and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet Friday night at the United Center with the same goal: ending their longest losing streaks of their respective seasons. Chicago is at eight games without a win while Columbus has lost five straight.
The Blue Jackets are one of a handful of teams that are battling the Blackhawks in the Connor Bedard sweepstakes. Their bottom-five and lackluster special teams performances this season have sunk them to 30th in the league in points percentage at .344, the closest bottom-dweller the Blackhawks have faced in recent games.