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Chicago Blackhawks vs Colorado Avalanche · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Avalanche · SUN · MAR 21 · 4:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
SUN · MAR 21 · 4:00 PM CT
Ball Arena
CHSN · ALT2 · KTVD
Chicago Blackhawks
Blackhawks
0–3–0
@
Colorado Avalanche
Avalanche
2–0–0
Upcoming
SUN · MAR 21 · 4:00 PM CT
CHSN · ALT2 · KTVD
Chicago Blackhawks
Away · Blackhawks
0–3–0
0 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Nathan MacKinnon is still looking for his first goal on Spencer Knight after 22 shots. But Martin Necas has made a habit of hurting the Blackhawks: 6 points in the last 4 meetings.
Ball Arena
Colorado Avalanche
Home · Avalanche
2–0–0
4 PTS
Blackhawks
GOALIES
Avalanche
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight
Expected
.875 SV% · 4.04 GAA · 0W
.824 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Mackenzie Blackwood
Mackenzie Blackwood
Expected
.912 SV% · 2.50 GAA · 2W
.886 SV% L5 · Cooling
Blackhawks
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Avalanche
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
BlackhawksProjected lines
L1
Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane
L2
Tyler Bertuzzi · Anton Frondell · Teuvo Teravainen
L3
Ryan Donato · Oliver Moore · Nick Lardis
L4
Cole Smith · Ryan Greene · Jordan Greenway
D1
Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
D2
Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
D3
Kevin Korchinski · Ethan Del Mastro
PP1
Tyler Bertuzzi · Roman Kantserov · Frank Nazar · Patrick Kane · Artyom Levshunov
PP2
Ryan Donato · Anton Frondell · Nick Lardis · Oliver Moore · Kevin Korchinski
PK1
Oliver Moore · Cole Smith · Alex Vlasic · Ian Cole
PK2
Frank Nazar · Jordan Greenway · Wyatt Kaiser · Artyom Levshunov
AvalancheProjected lines
L1
Artturi Lehkonen · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas
L2
Gabriel Landeskog · Brock Nelson · Nazem Kadri
L3
Jaden Schwartz · Fedor Svechkov · T.J. Hughes
L4
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy
D1
Devon Toews · Cale Makar
D2
Brett Kulak · Sam Malinski
D3
Josh Manson · Brent Burns
PP1
T.J. Hughes · Gabriel Landeskog · Nathan MacKinnon · Martin Necas · Cale Makar
PP2
Jaden Schwartz · Nazem Kadri · Artturi Lehkonen · Devon Toews · Brock Nelson
PK1
Parker Kelly · Nicolas Roy · Devon Toews · Brent Burns
PK2
Brock Nelson · Artturi Lehkonen · Josh Manson · Cale Makar
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
Blackhawks
INJURY REPORT
Avalanche
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
BlackhawksInjury report
Andrew Mangiapane
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Bowen Byram
DAY-TO-DAY · Personal
Connor Bedard
IR · Shoulder · Expected back Nov 7
AvalancheInjury report
Zachary L'Heureux
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Logan O'Connor
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Trent Miner
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Georgii Merkulov
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 7
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:05 AM CT Bailey Curtis · Oct 3 · 7:41 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Blackhawks have dropped 3 straight and are 0-3-0 in their first 3 games. The Avalanche have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Nathan MacKinnon is still looking for his first goal on Spencer Knight after 22 shots. But Martin Necas has made a habit of hurting the Blackhawks: 6 points in the last 4 meetings.

Spencer Knight has been a wall against Colorado, a .937 save percentage on 111 shots.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Nathan MacKinnon has 22 shots on Spencer Knight without a goal.
(Colorado)
0/22 vs Spencer Knight
Player
Martin Necas has 6 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Colorado)
6 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Player
Cale Makar has 6 points in his last 4 games against Chicago. See the games →
(Colorado)
6 pts, last 4 vs CHI
Goaltending
Spencer Knight has a .937 save % against Colorado (111 shots).
.937 SV% vs COL