Avalanche Game 22 at Chicago Blackhawks: Lines, Notes & How To Watch

The Colorado Avalanche (15-1-5) close out a weekend road trip against the Chicago Blackhawks (10-7-4). Puck drop is scheduled for 5:08 p.m. MT.

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Key Stories to Watch

• The Chicago Blackhawks are coming off a terrible 9-3 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. It was unlike them this season, given their strong start otherwise.
• Colorado won its eighth straight game on Saturday, defeating the Nashville Predators 3-0 thanks to a 35-save shutout performance from Mackenzie Blackwood. The Avs have three straight wins on the road going into this game.
• Scott Wedgewood will likely get the nod between the pipes after Blackwood’s perfect game. Wedgewood leads the league with 12 wins.
• Connor Bedard has had an incredible breakout season for the Blackhawks and has talked his way into a possible Team Canada Olympic roster spot.
• Part of Chicago’s good start to the season has been the comeback season from Andre Burakovsky. The former Avs forward had injury issues in Seattle over the last three seasons, but found himself in Chicago this year in a cap dump trade. Burakovsky has seven goals and 15 points in 18 games. Unfortunately, he suffered an injury after taking a big hit from Ryan Lindgren on Thursday. Burakovsky did not dress in the Buffalo loss.

Season Series

• Nov. 23 at Chicago Blackhawks
• Feb. 28 vs Chicago Blackhawks
• March 20 at Chicago Blackhawks

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Avalanche Injuries

• Logan O’Connor (hip, week-to-week)
• Joel Kiviranta (lower body, indefinitely)
• Valeri Nichushkin (lower body, TBD)
• Gavin Brindley (lower body, week-to-week)

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Projected Avalanche Lines (Subject to Change)

Artturi Lehkonen — Nathan MacKinnon — Martin Necas
Gabriel Landeskog — Brock Nelson — Ross Colton
Parker Kelly — Jack Drury — Victor Olofsson
Jason Polin — Zakhar Bardakov — Tristen Nielsen

Devon Toews — Cale Makar
Josh Manson — Brent Burns
Samuel Girard — Sam Malinski

Scott Wedgewood
Mackenzie Blackwood

Projected Starters (Subject to Change)

• Expected: Scott Wedgewood (COL)
• Expected: Spencer Knight (CHI)

Upcoming Milestones

• Brock Nelson — needs 1 point for 600
• Devon Toews — needs 6 games for 500

How to Watch

• TV: Altitude TV, NHL Network
• Radio: 92.5 FM