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 Colorado has earned points in each of its last three games,
defeating Edmonton at home before suffering shootout losses at Los
Angeles and San Jose. The Avalanche were involved in a wild contest
against the Sharks on Monday, scoring twice in a 12-second span with
less than two minutes remaining in the third period to take the lead
before allowing the tying goal with 19.6 seconds to play. Paul
Stastny recorded a goal and an assist as Colorado skated to a 5-1
home victory over Chicago on Nov. 19 in the first of five meetings
between the Central Division rivals this season.
TV: 8 p.m. ET, Altitude (Colorado), CSN (Chicago)
ABOUT THE AVALANCHE (23-10-3): Matt Duchene enters with a five-game
point streak during which he has registered two goals and eight
assists. The 22-year-old posted multi-point performances in four
straight contests before settling for a lone assist against San Jose
on Monday. Duchene has four tallies and 13 points over his last
seven games.
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ABOUT THE BLACKHAWKS (26-7-6): Patrick Kane has been
unstoppable of late, collecting seven goals and 14 assists
during his current 12-game point streak, which matches a career
high. The 25-year-old native of Buffalo, N.Y., also posted a
12-game run from Nov. 3-27 during which he notched eight tallies
and nine assists. Kane was kept off the scoresheet by Dallas on
Nov. 29 before beginning his current streak a day later at
Phoenix.
OVERTIME
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Kane leads the Blackhawks with 49 points and trails
Pittsburgh's Sidney Crosby by five for the league lead.
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Colorado D Erik Johnson has scored four goals and added two
assists over his last five games.
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Sharp has scored at least one goal in five of his last eight
contests and has 12 points in that span.
PREDICTION: Blackhawks 5, Avalanche 2
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