NHL Game Preview: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks with Line Combinations 01/08/2025

Cale Makar warms up versus Columbus
Photo via Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks

Venue: United Center
Date: Today – Wednesday, January 8
Time: 6:30 pm CST
TV: TNT / MAX / ALT2
Radio:
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM
Chicago – 720 WGN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Colorado
-1.5 ML +105
Chicago +1.5 ML -125
O/U 6.5

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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes

Colorado is facing a plague of injuries this season and still managing to keep themselves in the playoff picture. The Avalanche have won four of their last five games, the one loss in overtime against the Canadiens.

Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes

The Blackhawks are 1-4 in their last five games.

Chicago has made news recently as becoming one of the top destinations for the University of Denver’s David Carle. Anders Sorensen is still the interim head coach in Chicago, and things haven’t improved with the team’s play. Chicago will be sure to make moves on and off the ice this offseason, could Carle be the crown jewel?

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Rantanen
Colton-Mittelstadt-Innala
Kiviranta-Kelly-O’Connor
Felhaber-Parssinen-De Haan

Toews-Makar
Girard-Manson
Middleton-Malinski

Blackwood
Miner

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Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines

Bertuzzi-Bedard-Mikheyev
Hall-Dickinson-Foligno
Dach-Nazar-Teravainen
Maroon-Donato-Smith

Kasier-Jones
Vlasic-Crevier
Allan-Brodie

Soderblom
Mrazek

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avalanche in assists and points. Mikko Rantanen is in the last year of his contract and is leading the Avs in goals. Rantanen is reportedly looking to get $14 million AAV on his next contract, and his performance is validating his ask.

Chicago Blackhawks

Taylor Hall is the biggest trade chip on the Blackhawks roster this season. With 21 points in 39 games this season, Hall isn’t exactly lighting up the score sheet.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche

C Jonathan Drouin – OUT
D Josh Manson – IR
LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR
G Scott Wedgewood – IR
RW Valeri Nichushkin – Out 7-10 Days
C Ivan Ivan – IR
D Oliver Kylington – IR
LW Miles Wood – Nearing Return
D Tucker Poolman – LTIR

Chicago Blackhawks

G Laurent Brossoit – IR (Non-Roster)
D Alec Martinez – Day to day
D Connor Murphy – Day to day

Next Game

Colorado Avalanche – January 9 at Minnesota Wild
Chicago Blackhawks – January 10 at Detroit Red Wings

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