Corey Crawford will be in the net Friday against the Ducks, Judd Sirott of 720 WGN Radio reports.

Crawford will be in the net Friday against the Ducks, Judd Sirott of 720 WGN Radio reports.

Analysis:

The Blackhawks will face off against two Western Conference heavyweights in the Ducks and Kings on back-to-back days over the weekend, so it will be interesting to see if coach Joel Quenneville turns to Crawford for both of these pivotal games. He'll at least have little reason to shy away from giving Friday's start to Crawford, who could be on the cusp of the best season of his career. He's won four of his last five starts and owns a 1.98 GAA and .926 save percentage over 16 appearances.