"Good all-around team games, not letting the other team dictate how the game is going to be played. There's a lot of really good things. We did a lot of good things, we scored some goals so hopefully we can take that now to the road."
After the four-consecutive games in the Mile High City, Colorado has five different skaters who have a point streak of at least three games. Defenseman Tyson Barrie has five points (two goals, three assists) in his three-game streak and has registered 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in his last seven contests.
Nathan MacKinnon, the NHL's first star for last week, leads the charge with 12 points (six goals, six assists) during a five-game span and Mikko Rantanen is right behind him with eight points (three goals, five assists) in his four-game streak.
On the Avs' third line, Matt Nieto has a goal in each of his last three games, the longest stretch of his NHL career, while Carl Soderberg has collected four points (one goal, three assists) in his three-game point streak.
"We got seven out of eight points at home, so that's good and that's what we wanted," said Rantanen. "I think we can get momentum from that homestand, and I know we have to be better on the road and that's what we want to do."
Colorado is 12-16-4 as the visiting team this season and will look to start the game strong. The Avalanche has allowed the fewest first-period goals in the league with 38 and is 29-6-2 when the team scores first, which ranks fifth in the NHL.
"I think our mentality from the drop of the puck has to be let's get after the Chicago Blackhawks," said Bednar. "Whether that's at home or whether it's on the road, I think it's a winning recipe for our team. We have proven that time and again this year, so that's what we want to do.
"We got to get out, we got to get skating, we got to use our legs to our advantage and we got to be competing at a high, high level right from the drop of the puck."