PREVIEW: Blackhawks vs Avalanche 3/24

TIME:7:00 p.m. CT
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The Blackhawks face a big game following their 4-2 loss to Colorado on Saturday afternoon. The Avalanche are now in Chicago for the rematch and the conclusion of the back-to-back weekend series with a big two points on the line.
Chicago has now lost three straight games following what was a five-game win streak.
Patrick Kane
is the team's leading scorer with 101 points (41G, 60A) in 73 games this season. Team Captain
Jonathan Toews
is second with 74 points (32G, 42A) in 74 games, just two points ahead of
Alex DeBrincat
(38G, 33A).

In net,
Corey Crawford
has a 12-17-3 record with a 3.03 GAA and a .907 SV%.
Cam Ward
has a 14-11-4 record with a 3.72 GAA and .893 SV%.
Colorado now has four straight wins allowing them to gain even more ground in the Wild Card race.
Nathan MacKinnon is their leading scorer with 91 points (37G, 54A) in 75 games. Mikko Rantanen is second with 87 points (31G, 56A) in 68 games this season, Gabriel Landeskog has 69 points (33G, 36A).
In net, Semyon Varlamov has shouldered the most starts with a 19-18-9 record to go along with his 2.86 GAA and .910 SV%. Philipp Grubauer has a 15-9-3 record this season with a 2.74 GAA and .912 SV%.
SEASON SERIES:
This is the fifth and final meeting this season between the two clubs. Chicago is 2-2-0 in the previous four games. The Blackhawks won 2-1 on Dec. 21 in Denver and then 3-2 in overtime there on Dec. 29. They lost 5-3 at home on Feb. 22.
On Saturday afternoon, Toews and Erik Gustafsson each scored but Colorado took the 4-2 victory.
OPPONENT TO WATCH:
23-year-old center Nathan MacKinnon leads the Colorado attack with 91 points, just six shy of last season's career-numbers. The 2013 first-overall pick has four points in his last five games. He scored in the Dec. 29 meeting with Chicago.