Number Munchers: Comparing the Blackhawks statistics under King, Colliton

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty ImagesFollowing the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 shootout win over the New York Islanders on Sunday night, they’ve now played 24 games of the 2021-22 NHL season.

That means we now have an equal number of games with each coach behind the bench: 12 for Jeremy Colliton and 12 for Derek King.

Seems like a good time for a Number Munchers comparison, doesn’t it? Let’s dive in.

On the day Colliton was fired (Nov. 6), the Blackhawks were 1-9-2 with only the Arizona Coyotes below them in the Central Division standings. With four points, Chicago was eight points behind the Nashville Predators for the final playoff spot and fourth place in the Central, six points behind the Dallas…