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Colorado Avalanche (44-13-10, 98 pts) at Chicago Blackhawks (26-30-12, 64 pts)

Venue: United Center
Date: Friday, March 20
Time: 8:30 pm EST
How To Watch: ESPN+/ALT/CHSN/KTVD-TV
Radio: 92.5 ALT Radio/KSL Sports Zone 1280 AM

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Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

The Avalanche dropped their third straight on Wednesday in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Stars. They’ve dropped four of their last five games, averaging 2.4 goals per game while allowing 3.4 goals per game.

Chicago Blackhawks News & Notes:

The Blackhawks snapped a two-game skid last night with a 2-1 win over the Wild. They’re on a two game point streak and have points in five of their last six games, averaging 2.3 goals per game while allowing 2.8 goals per game.

Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Nichushkin-MacKinnon-Necas
Kadri-Nelson-Roy
Kelly-Drury-Kiviranta
Ivan-Bardakov-Brindley

Kulak-Makar
Toews-Burns
Manson-Malinski

Wedgewood
Blackwood

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Chicago Blackhawks Projected Lines:

Greene-Bedard-Burakovsky
Bertuzzi-Nazar-Teravainen
Mangiapane-Donato-Mikheyev
Lardis-Slaggert

Grzelcyk-Levshunov
Vlasic-Rinzel
Kaiser-Crevier
Del Mastro

Soderblom
Knight

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Players To Watch:

Colorado Avalanche

Cale Makar has three goals in two games against the Blackhawks this season.

Chicago Blackhawks

Connor Bedard has the Blackhawks’ lone goal against the Avalanche this season.

Injury Report:

Colorado Avalanche

F Logan O’Connor – Out
F Gabriel Landeskog – Out
F Ross Colton – DTD
F Arturri Lehkonen – Out

Chicago Blackhawks

F Oliver Moore – DTD

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