Chicago Blackhawks (2-6-1, 5 pts) at Colorado Avalanche (5-4-0, 10 pts)
Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Monday, October 28
Time: 8:00 pm CT / 7:00 pm MT
TV: ESPN + / CHSN / ALT
Radio:
Chicago – WGN Radio 720 AM
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Chicago +1.5 ML +195
Colorado -1.5 ML -230
O/U 6.5
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Chicago Blackhawks Notes:
Chicago has lost four in a row since they started the season 2-1-1, and it won’t get any easier against a Colorado team finally hitting its stride. Colorado has won five straight and scored 21 goals during that span.
Colorado Avalanche Notes:
Colorado has righted the ship after a slow start to the 2024-25 season. The injuries didn’t help with the slow start, but Devon Toews has returned from injury, and Arturi Lehkonen is getting closer every day. Lehkonen will be evaluated on the 29th but is practicing with the team.
Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lineup: (subject to change)
Reichel-Bedard-Teravainen
Hall-Kurashev-Bertuzzi
Foligno-Dickinson-Mikheyev
Maroon-Donato-Smith
Kaiser-Jones
Vlasic-Murphy
Allan-Brodie
Mrazek
Soderblom
Commesso
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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lineup (subject to change)
Colton-MacKinnon-Rantanen
Kovalenko-Mittelstadt-O’Connor
Wood-Kelly-Kiviranta
Wagner-Ivan-Steinberg
Toews-Makar
Girard-Manson
De Haan-Malinski
Georgiev
Annunen
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Players To Watch:
Chicago Blackhawks – Connor Bedard and Teuvo Teravainen have been producing on the 1st line for the Blackhawks, but the Blackhawks need more from the supporting cast. Tyler Bertuzzi and Taylor Hall have 2 (2g) and 3 (2g, 1a) points, respectively. The ‘Hawks need more from these players if the offense is to reach its potential.
Colorado Avalanche – Cale Makar extended his season-long point streak to nine games with his assist in the Av’s 5-4 win over Ottawa on Sunday night. Makar has an 11-game regular-season point streak going back to last season. The franchise defenseman was last held off the scoresheet in the regular season in a 7-0 loss to Winnipeg on April 13, 2024.
Injury Report:
Chicago Blackhawks –
D Artyom Levshunov – IR (Non-Roster)
G Laurent Brossoit – IR (Non-Roster)
D Alec Martinez – IR
Colorado Avalanche –
LW Jonathan Drouin – OUT – Est. return October 28
RW Valeri Nichushkin – IR (Non-Roster) – Est. return November 15
LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR
Next game
Chicago Blackhawks – October 31 at San Jose
Colorado Avalanche – October 30 vs. Tampa Bay
