"Jamal Mayers quietly is having one of his most productive seasons in the last several years.

Mayers, 37, has played in every game for the Blackhawks and has become a dependable mainstay as a gritty fourth-line center.

No Hawk has dropped the gloves more times (eight) than Mayers. But with goals against the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers, he pushed his haul to five for the season, one fewer than in his last two years combined.

"Anyone at this level at some point was used to scoring goals," Mayers said. "Obviously, your roles change over the years and what you have to do to be [an NHL] player and sustain it over a career. But everybody likes to contribute.""