Much of Chicago's scoring has come from three forwards. Right wing Patrick Kane leads the Blackhawks with 19 points (11 goals, eight assists), left wing Alex DeBrincat is next with 15 points (eight goals, seven assists), and center Toews is third with 13 points (eight goals, five assists). They have combined for 47 points. The 11 other forwards have combined for 42 points.
Several forwards can play center or wing, which gives Colliton some options, but performance will dictate who goes where.
"For now, we want to give everyone a chance to jump in and show what they can do, and we'll react, certainly," Colliton said. "If you play well, you play more. If there's other guys going, then you play a little bit less. But as far as positioning, I think a lot of guys can move around, and that's good."
The Blackhawks haven't scored in the third period during the losing streak.
"At times if feels like we play well and play with energy, and then all of a sudden we just let it go," Toews said. "We have to identify why that is, mentally, that we're having those lapses, but also, if we do have some moments when teams are coming at us hard, that we need to play better tactically and technically as a team."