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(Sports Network) - Having already set a record for the most wins in the franchise's history, the Phoenix Coyotes will face a big test tonight when they host the Chicago Blackhawks at Jobing.com Arena.

The Coyotes posted a comeback win Thursday in Florida, edging the Panthers for their 44th win of the season and seventh victory in a row. Phoenix eclipsed the previous club record for wins set by the 1984-85 Winnipeg Jets, who went 43-27-10.

Phoenix's current winning streak is also the longest for the club since another seven-game stretch from Dec. 28, 2006-Jan. 9, 2007. The Coyotes' last eight-game winning streak was from Nov. 16-Dec. 2, 1999.

The Coyotes, who last made the playoffs in the spring of 2002, come into tonight with 93 points and are fourth in the Western Conference standings. Meanwhile, the Blackhawks are tied for the conference lead with San Jose, which is leading the Pacific Division by three points over Phoenix.

Phoenix has won both of its meetings against the Blackhawks this year, but Chicago still has eight victories in the last 11 encounters between the clubs. The Blackhawks have also won four of their last six trips to the desert.

The teams will complete the season series Tuesday in Chicago.

The Coyotes are coming off a thrilling victory, downing Florida on Thursday to complete a perfect four-game road trip. Radim Vrbata scored the game-winning goal in the third round of the shootout, finishing off the 4-3 comeback victory. Phoenix trailed 3-0 heading into the third period before rallying past the Panthers at BankAtlantic Center.

Vrbata also scored in regulation for Phoenix and Martin Hanzal and Lee Stempniak also lit the lamp in the win. Ilya Bryzgalov made 21 saves to push his club record for wins in a season to 38.

"That's what good teams do. They find ways to win and no matter what they keep believing," Stempniak said.

The Coyotes have a strong 25-10-2 record as the host this year. Phoenix is home for just one test and will kick off a three-game road trip Sunday in Dallas.

Phoenix could also get forward Robert Lang back tonight after he missed the last six games with a lower-body injury. Lang, who has 29 points on the year, is questionable for tonight.

Meanwhile, the Blackhawks are ending a three-game road trip tonight. Chicago, which is 19-12-3 as the guest this year, avoided a fourth straight loss with Thursday's shutout victory in Los Angeles.

Tomas Kopecky scored a pair of third period goals and Antti Niemi needed to make just 17 saves to lead Chicago to the 3-0 win over the Kings. Niemi or Corey Crawford could get the start tonight with Cristobal Huet suffering from flu-like symptoms.

Troy Brouwer added his 20th goal of the season for Central Division-leading Chicago, which holds an 11-point lead over second-place Nashville.

"I thought we checked well and I thought everybody was contributing to what we wanted to do tonight," said Chicago head coach Joel Quenneville.

Blackhawks defenseman Kim Johnsson is questionable for tonight with an upper- body injury, while fellow blueliner Brent Seabrook has yet to recover from a hit by Anaheim's James Wisniewski on Wednesday. Seabrook will miss a second straight game tonight after suffering a head injury during a play that wound up earning Wisniewski an eight-game suspension.

Wisniewski, a former Blackhawk, took a run at Seabrook early in the second after the Chicago defender had hit Anaheim's Corey Perry up high earlier in the shift. Seabrook had his head slammed into the boards by a darting Wisniewski, who was given two minutes for charging and was immediately challenged to a fight by Chicago's Duncan Keith.