After a big win against the Dallas Stars two night ago, the Colorado Avalanche once again take their show to the road in hopes of carrying that momentum with them away from Ball Arena. The, to put it mildly, struggling Chicago Blackhawks were first up in this two-game trip. The Avalanche put in a concerted effort and performed like the better team to earn a 5-0 shutout win for Justus Annunen.
The Game
Chicago came out of the gate ready to play and at one point shots were 12-5 in their favor. Colorado’s best chance was Mikko Rantanen hitting the post off of a faceoff but the game remained scoreless in part due to Justus Annunen making several good saves for the visitors.