Chicago also played without defenseman BrentSeabrook, sidelined by a lower-body injury after he was hurt in Sunday's 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings.
The Blackhawks' four most talented and important players are all homegrown: forwards Patrick Kane (the No. 1-overall pick in 2007) and Jonathan Toews (No. 3 overall in 2006) and defensemen Duncan Keith (a second-round selection in 2002) and BrentSeabrook (No. 14 overall in 2003).