The Blackhawks continue their three-game road trip in Denver on Monday night to face off against the current No. 1 seed in the league by points-percentage: the Colorado Avalanche. Considering the two teams are separated by 22 points apart in the standings, this will arguably be the Blackhawks biggest test of the season.
Despite a slow start to the season, the Avalanche have settled into being every bit of the powerhouse everyone expected this season, especially on offense. They lead the NHL with an average of 4.15 goals per game and are top 10 in every statistical shot category.