Welcome to the NHL Daily Picks where hockey writers Adam Gretz and Chris Peters make their picks for all of the day's games. vs. , 8:30 p.m. ET The Chicago Blackhawks Jurickson Profar Jersey are starting to get on a roll again and enter Friday's game against the Buffalo Sabres riding a five-game winning streak and winning eight of their past 10 games as they try to keep pace with the in the Central Division. It's pretty remarkable how the Blackhawks have been able to maintain this level of succe s over the years given how many players they have had to give up due to the salary cap, including , and this past summer. Part of the reason they have remained at the top of the NHL is that for all of the players they have lost, they have made it a priority to keep their core players together. But even that alone isn't enough. You still need to piece the Ariel Jurado Jersey right complementary players around them, and that is another area the Blackhawks have excelled, whether it's finding players like or in the draft, or Scott Heineman Jersey bringing in a free agent from the KHL like rookie . Panarin has been one of the biggest reasons for the Blackhawks' succe s this season. The 24-year-old rookie is currently second on the team in scoring with 38 points and is opening up a ma sive lead in the rookie scoring race, currently sitting 10 points ahead of forward and forward . Panarin's production has gone to another level over the past two weeks with seven points in his past five games, including three two-point efforts. He has also scored a pair of goals in back-to-back games for the Blackhawks, including an overtime winner on Tuesday night to help them Shin-Soo Choo Jersey keep their winning streak going. That streak should continue on Friday night against a Sabres team that, even though it has been better this season, has really hit a rough patch over the past few weeks. After starting the season with a respectable 8-8-0 record through 16 games, they have managed to win just seven of the 26 games that followed and are currently on a five-game losing streak where they have Ivan Rodriguez Jersey been outscored by an 18-7 margin. Pick: Chicago Blackhawks 5, Buffalo Sabres 2 The rest of Friday's picks 3, 2 4, 3 2, 0 4, 1 3, 2