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Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Sunday, February 28, 2027 · United Center

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ESPN · SN · TVAS

Game preview

The Colorado Avalanche visit the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Sunday, February 28, 2027, with puck drop at 6:30 PM ET. The game is on ESPN, SN and TVAS.

This is the second of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Avalanche

First game of a road trip.

  1. 182027-02-18: no game
  2. 192027-02-19: no game
  3. 202027-02-20: at VAN
  4. 212027-02-21: no game
  5. 222027-02-22: vs VGK
  6. 232027-02-23: no game
  7. 242027-02-24: no game
  8. 252027-02-25: vs WPG
  9. 262027-02-26: no game
  10. 272027-02-27: vs FLA
  11. 282027-02-28: at CHI, second of a back-to-backB2B
rest since last game
0 days
rest since last game
since last game
~917 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~917 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
+1 h
body clock vs home

Blackhawks

Another game at home.

  1. 182027-02-18: no game
  2. 192027-02-19: no game
  3. 202027-02-20: vs MIN
  4. 212027-02-21: vs NJD, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 222027-02-22: no game
  6. 232027-02-23: vs NYI
  7. 242027-02-24: no game
  8. 252027-02-25: no game
  9. 262027-02-26: vs LAK
  10. 272027-02-27: no game
  11. 282027-02-28: vs COL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Colorado AvalancheAvalancheTue, Oct 13 at DAL
  1. L1Lehkonen#62MacKinnon#29Necas#88
    10:32 together at 5v5
  2. L2Landeskog#92Kadri#91Nelson#11
    8:31 together at 5v5
  3. L3Schwartz#71Svechkov#9Hughes#13
    4:23 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewToews#7Malinski#70
    14:51 together at 5v5
  2. D2Burns#84Manson#42
    13:31 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKulak#27Juulsen#47
    10:41 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kadri CMacKinnon CNecas CHughes RToews D3:30
  2. 2Schwartz LLandeskog LLehkonen LNelson CMalinski D1:05

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lehkonen LNelson CManson DToews D0:36
  2. 2Roy CKelly CBurns DKulak D0:23
Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksTue, Oct 13 vs PIT
  1. L1NewBedard#98Kane#88Kantserov#80
    14:40 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewBertuzzi#59Teravainen#86Frondell#16
    9:13 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewToninato#25Donato#8Moore#11
    8:03 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewGreenway#12Greene#20Smith#22
    6:49 together at 5v5
  1. D1Byram#24Levshunov#55
    17:47 together at 5v5
  2. D2Cole#28Vlasic#72
    12:41 together at 5v5
  3. D3Kaiser#44Rinzel#6
    11:31 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bertuzzi LBedard CKane RKantserov RByram D2:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Teravainen CFrondell CCole DVlasic D1:29
  2. 2Greene CSmith RCole DVlasic D1:05

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

COLCHI

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

COL 58% (6th most shuffled)CHI 70% (14th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

COL 2:15 left (3rd earliest · 11 pulls)CHI 1:23 left (2nd latest · 19 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

COL 48.4s (16th longest)CHI 48.6s (15th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

COL 24% (4th least often)CHI 33% (10th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series