Game Preview: Avalanche vs. Blackhawks

COLORADO AVALANCHE (40-22-6) VS CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS (24-39-6)
7 PM MT | BALL ARENAWATCH:ALTITUDELISTEN: 92.5FM/950 AM
The Colorado Avalanche return to Ball Arena after going a perfect 4-0-0 on the road to take on the Chicago Blackhawks Monday night. Coverage begins at 7 p.m. MT on Altitude Sports.

LAST TIME OUT

Riding a five-game winning streak, Colorado is coming off a dominant 5-0 win at Detroit on Saturday. Nathan MacKinnon (1G, 2A) and Cale Makar (0G, 3A) both recorded three-point outings. Mikko Rantanen scored his team-leading 46th goal of the season. Denis Malgin tallied his ninth goal of the season, while Lars Eller scored his second goal in a Avalanche sweater. Alexandar Georgiev notched his 31st win of the season, stopping 33 of the 34 shots that came his way.
The Blackhawks enter Monday's contest after falling to Arizona 4-2 on Saturday night. Jujhar Khaira and Caleb Jones found the back of the net for Chicago. The Blackhawks are 3-6-1 in their last 10 games.

HISTORY

Colorado owns an 76-56-17 record against the Blackhawks, with a 41-23-10 mark at home.
Since the franchise moved to Denver, the Avs hold a 60-33-11 record versus Chicago.
Monday's matchup is the third and final meeting between the two teams this season, with the Avs splitting the first two outings. In the most recent contest, Colorado fell to Chicago 3-2 on Jan. 12. Evan Rodrigues and Cale Makar both found the back of the net for the Avalanche.

SCOUTING THE BLACKHAWKS

Taylor Raddysh paces Chicago in scoring with 33 points (20G, 13A) and tops the team in goals. Jones leads the team in assists with 21 and is second in points with 31.
Alex Stalock holds a 9-9-0 mark between the pipes this season, with a 2.72 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage.

LINEUP UPDATES

Avalanche

Pavel Francouz Lower body
Darren HelmLower body
Erik Johnson Lower body
Gabriel LandeskogLower body
Josh Manson Lower body
Artturi Lehkonen Upper body
Kurtis MacDermid Lower body

Blackhawks

Colin BlackwellLower body
Jonathan Toews Illness
Reese JohnsonUpper body
Anders Bjork Unknown
Andreas Englund Lower body
Cole Guttman Upper body
Austin Wagner (Day to Day)
Petr Mrazek (Day to Day)

DOING THE MOST

MacKinnon leads all-active Avs skaters with 35 points (11G, 24A) in 35 games against the Blackhawks.
Rantanen has averaged 1.30 points per game (9G, 17A) in 20 games played against Chicago.

BEHIND ENEMY LINES

Toews ranks first in franchise all-time points with 53 points (24G, 29A) in 24 games against Colorado.

NUMBERS GAME

179
Colorado defensemen have produced 179 points (38G, 141A) this season, which tops the league in points and assists by any NHL blueline this season.
1,600
The Avs 5-1 win against Detroit on Saturday was the 1,600th regular-season win in franchise history.
8
On Saturday versus Detroit, MacKinnon extended his point streak to eight games and has produced 15 points (6G, 9A) in that span.

QUOTE(S) THAT LEFT A MARK

"We're playing good. We are finding ways to play a lot in the offensive zone and take care of the rush chances as well, so we have to have to keep going like that." - Avalanche Goaltender Alexandar Georgiev on the team finding success