Forsberg played for Avalanche coach Jared Bednar with Springfield of the American Hockey League in 2014-15 and won the Calder Cup with Bednar with Lake Erie in 2015-16. Corey Crawford made 28 saves in a 2-1 loss to the Nashville Predators on Friday; Chicago has lost four of five. Goalie Jonathan Bernier will start for the Avalanche, who have lost four of their past five games but are 3-1-0 at home. They lost 7-0 to the Vegas Golden Knights on Friday.
Players to watch
Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews has two assists in his past six games after starting the season with a five-game point streak (three goals, three assists), but has 38 points (19 goals, 19 assists) in 37 games against the Avalanche. Avalanche defenseman Tyson Barrie has six points (one goal, five assists) in his past seven games. He needs one goal for 50 in his NHL career and one point for 200. He has 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 20 games against the Blackhawks.
They said it
"He has come in here and earned a little bit more each and every day and game. Whether they get more ice time or not will be determined. But just watching them in practices and in some games when they're together, I think they're complementary offensively and strong defensively.'' -- Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville on playing defenseman Jan Rutta with Duncan Keith "We have to come out and make sure we're real competitive. Certainly, we gave up too many chances last night in the second half of the game. If you make mistakes against a team like Chicago, it'll hurt to you." -- Avalanche coach Jared Bednar
