HIGHLIGHTS
GAME RUNDOWN
The Colorado Avalanche have said all the right things during this putrid stretch in which they have lost 12 of 14 games and their contest tonight at the Chicago Blackhawks was their final chance to give Avalanche fans a little Christmas cheer instead of the coal-laden December they’ve produced so far.
Early on, it looked like a completely different Avalanche team than the one that lost 6-0 at home last night to the Toronto Maple Leafs.