Power play will make or break playoff chances for Blackhawks

Scuffling Blackhawks power play killing momentumIf you wrote a list of things the Blackhawks needed to address going into the 2019-20 season, the power play would've been at the very bottom of the list.

From Christmas and on last season, the Blackhawks had the second-best power play with a 26.8 percent success rate. At one point over that stretch they were converting at a ridiculous 40 percent clip.

It was the penalty kill that weighed down the Blackhawks' special teams by finishing dead last. This season, it's been the exact opposite.

After going 0-for-3 in Sunday's 5-2 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, the Blackhawks slipped to 28th in power play percentage at 15.0. But failing to convert on those…