Blackhawks superstar Patrick Kane takes a 26-game points streak into Tuesday’s game against the Avalanche at the United Center. Here’s Kane from the morning skate (he did not speak to reporters in the room):
CHICAGO — Eighteen road games in a 25-game stretch is a tough road, but it ends Tuesday night against the Blackhawks and the Avalanche is assured of coming up even or better. Colorado is 9-8 outside Denver since Oct. 27, and 10-9 overall.
Our leads with Patrick Kane, and the spotlight is on Chicago goalie Corey Crawford.
Morning and subtle Avalanche lineup changes.
Avalanche lineup:
Landeskog-MacKinnon-Duchene
Martinsen-Soderberg-Comeau
Tanguay-Mitchell-Iginla
McLeod-Grigorenko-Skille
Beauchemin-Johnson
Holden-Barrie
Guenin-Redmond
Varlamov
Berra
Matt Duchene took 6 stitches to mouth from Kevin Shattenkirk cross check at STL. No penalty. But he did get an apologetic text
— Mike Chambers (@MikeChambers)
Blackhawks winger Patrick Kane takes the 11th-best points streak in NHL history into Tuesday’s game against the Avalanche at Chicago:
Games Player Team Time
51 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1983-84
46 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1989-90
39 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1985-86
30 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1982-83
30 Mats Sundin, Quebec 1992-93
28 Guy Lafleur, Montreal 1976-77
28 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton 1984-85
28 Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh 1985-86
28 Paul Coffey, Edmonton 1985-86
28 Steve Yzerman, Detroit 1988-89
26 Patrick Kane, Chicago 2015-current
