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Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks Preview & Picks – Avalanche To Ease To NHL Win In Windy City

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  • Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks picks for Wednesday, January 8
  • Game is taking place at United Center
  • Preview, predictions, stats & form
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    Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks Preview & Picks
  • Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks Preview & Picks
  • Head To Head
  • Colorado Avalanche Form
  • Chicago Blackhawks Form

Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks Preview & Picks

Colorado are tipped to cover as they take down Chicago on the road.

The Avalanche arrive in the 'Windy City' in good form and are likely to be too much for a Blackhawks team who have been stacking up heavy losses in recent weeks.

  • Colorado Avalanche are 7-1 in their last 8 games
  • 9 of Colorado Avalanche's last 10 wins have been by at least 2 goals
  • Chicago Blackhawks have lost 5 of their last 7 games by at least 2 goals
  • None of Chicago Blackhawks' last 7 games have gone under the total

Head To Head

  • Colorado Avalanche lead the all-time series 88-62-17
  • Chicago Blackhawks won 5-2 when the two teams last met on October 28

Colorado Avalanche Form

Colorado head to Chicago looking to continue a good run of form that has seen them win seven of their last eight games.

The Avalanche started this run on the road as they recorded back-to-back 4-2 victories, beating San Jose and Anaheim.

They then returned home to down Seattle 5-2, before heading back out on the road to beat Utah 4-1.

Colorado then took their win streak to six games with home wins over Winnipeg, 5-2, and Buffalo, 6-5 OT, before finally seeing it end with a shootout loss to Montreal.

The Avalanche bounced back at the first attempt though, beating Florida 3-1 on Monday night.

Chicago Blackhawks Form

Chicago go into this game in miserable form, having now lost six of their previous seven games.

The Blackhawks won three straight games in mid-December, but saw their form nose-dive over the Christmas period as they lost five straight.

They went out on the road to lose 6-4 in Calgary, 4-3 at Minnesota and 6-2 in Buffalo, before returning home for a 5-1 blowout loss to Dallas.

Chicago then lost 6-2 to St Louis in the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field, before finally stopping the rot with a 4-2 win over Montreal.

The Blackhawks failed to back up that victory though, as they then suffered a 6-2 defeat at the hands of the New York Rangers.

Verdict

Colorado are the better team in better form, so we expect them to win in Chicago.

We expect them to win comfortably too, because this Blackhawks team has given up a bunch of goals in recent weeks.

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