Venue & Match Details
Location: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Puckdrop: 7:00 PM CT (8:00 PM ET)
Broadcast: Altitude Sports (Denver), NBC Sports Chicago, ESPN+
Injury Report
Colorado Avalanche:
Out: Gabriel Landeskog (knee, long-term)
Day-to-day: Bowen Byram (upper body), Jonathan Drouin (illness)
Chicago Blackhawks:
Out: Connor Bedard (wrist, 2 weeks)
Day-to-day: Seth Jones (lower body), Taylor Hall (rest management)
Player Matchups
Nathan MacKinnon (COL, 28 pts in 21 GP) vs. Lukas Reichel (CHI, 16 pts): MacKinnon’s speed and scoring vs. Chicago’s young playmaker.
Cale Makar (COL, 23 pts, +14 rating) vs. Seth Jones (CHI, if active): Elite defensemen anchoring both blue lines.
Alexandar Georgiev (COL, .927 SV%) vs. Petr Mrazek (CHI, .902 SV%): Goaltending duel favors Colorado’s consistency.
Team Recent Form
Colorado Avalanche: 15-1-5 (35 pts, 1st Central); 9-0-1 in last 10; averaging 3.9 goals/game, allowing 2.2.
Chicago Blackhawks: 10-7-4 (24 pts, 4th Central); 5-4-1 in last 10; averaging 3.1 goals/game, allowing 3.0.
Recent Results:
Avalanche: Beat Dallas 5-2, Beat Nashville 4-1, OT loss vs. Winnipeg 3-2.
Blackhawks: Beat Blues 3-2 OT, Lost to Jets 4-2, Beat Coyotes 5-3.
Series History
All-time regular season: Avalanche lead 74–66–10.
Recent dominance: Colorado has won 7 of last 9 vs. Chicago.
2024-25 season: Avalanche swept Blackhawks 3-0.
Betting Trends
Avalanche are 12-2 as favorites this season; 8-0 on the road.
Blackhawks are 5-8 as underdogs; 3-5 at home vs. Central opponents.
Colorado games have hit the over in 11 of 21; Chicago in 12 of 21.
Game Odds
Colorado Avalanche – 245
Chicago Blackhawks 6.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Saturday, November 22, 2025
