Chicago Blackhawks (22-27-9, Central Division) vs. Colorado Avalanche (38-10-9, Central Division)
Denver; Saturday, 6 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Colorado Avalanche host the Chicago Blackhawks after Martin Necas’ two-goal game against the Minnesota Wild in the Avalanche’s 5-2 loss.
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Colorado is 38-10-9 overall and 9-2-4 against the Central Division. The Avalanche are 12-0-4 when scoring a power play goal.
Chicago is 22-27-9 overall and 7-5-2 against the Central Division. The Blackhawks have a goal differential of -31, with a total of 153 goals scored and 184 conceded.
Saturday’s game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Avalanche won 1-0 in the last game.
TOP PERFORMERS: Necas has 25 goals and 40 assists for the Avalanche. Brock Nelson has six goals and three assists in the last 10 games.
Tyler Bertuzzi has 26 goals and 17 assists for the Blackhawks. Ilya Mikheyev has three goals and six assists in the last 10 games.
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LAST 10 GAMES: Avalanche: 4-5-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while allowing 2.6 goals per game.
Blackhawks: 3-5-2, averaging 2.2 goals, 3.7 assists, 2.8 penalties and 6.2 penalty minutes while allowing 2.9 goals per game.
INJURIES: Avalanche: None listed.
Blackhawks: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data logging and the data of Sports radar.
