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Kane, Blackhawks go for third straight win vs. Oilers

Nov 24, 2007 - 3:39 PM Chicago (12-8-1) at Edmonton (8-13-1) 8:00 pm EST

EDMONTON, Alberta (Ticker) - The young guns are starting to turn around the fortunes of the Chicago Blackhawks.

Rookie Patrick Kane will aim to lead the Blackhawks to their third consecutive victory when they visit the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.

The first overall selection last June, the 19-year-old Kane leads the club with 15 assists and 22 points. He was held pointless over the previous two games, but Chicago managed pick up back-to-back road wins over the Detroit Red Wings and Calgary Flames.

Kane is not the only productive rookie on the squad for the Blackhawks, who have won five of their previous seven contests. Nineteen-year-old Jonathan Toews, who was the third overall pick in 2006, has eight goals and eight assists this season.

Patrick Sharp leads Chicago with 10 goals this season and has scored five goals in the last three games, including his natural hat trick in the third period of Saturday's 5-3 triumph over the Red Wings.

While the Blackhawks appear to be on the rise as a franchise, the Oilers are in a free-fall. Just two years removed from a Western Conference title, Edmonton owns the worst record in the conference.

Shawn Horcoff and Ales Hemsky each had a goal and an assist Thursday, but the Oilers still suffered a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Horcoff leads the team with eight goals and 10 assists.