Scouting report: Blackhawks vs. Avalanche

Posted December 18, 2019 4:30 am

John Dietz

Blackhawks vs. Colorado Avalanche, 7 p.m. Wednesday at United Center

TV: NBCSN

Radio: WGN 720-AM

The skinny: Colorado is 8-1-1 in its last 10 games, with 2 of those victories coming by a combined 12-5 score over the Hawks on Nov. 29 and 30. ... Colorado is missing forward Andre Burakovsky and defensemen Erik Johnson and Cale Makar due to injury. Makar, the fourth overall pick of the 2017 draft, has 8 goals and 20 assists. Burakovsky is third on the Avs with 12 goals. ... Nathan MacKinnon is third in the NHL with 51 points (20G, 31A). ... Mikko Rantanen, who missed 16 games, has 9 goals and 13 assists. He's scored three times in the last three contests. ... The Hawks have lost four of their last five against Colorado. ... The Hawks have 1 power-play goal in eight of the last 11 games, going 8-for-30 (26.7 percent) over that time. ... Jonathan Toews has 9 points (2 goals) in the last five games. ... Dylan Strome has at least 1 point in five of seven games since returning from a concussion. ... Brent Seabrook and Kirby Dach have no points in 12 and 13 straight contests, respectively.

Next: Winnipeg Jets, 7 p.m. Thursday at Bell MTS Place

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