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Struggling Avalanche set to host Blackhawks

Jan 18, 2008 - 2:36 PM Chicago (21-21-4) at Colorado (25-18-3) 9:00 pm EST

DENVER (Ticker) -- The Colorado Avalanche may be the most snake-bitten team in the NHL this season.

The Avalanche look to make up for the loss of another top scorer when they host the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.

Colorado lost captain Joe Sakic on November 30 to hernia surgery, and he is not expected to return for another two months. The Avalanche took another hit on January 3, when left wing Ryan Smyth broke his ankle and was lost for at least eight weeks.

The latest bit of bad news came Thursday, when All-Star and leading scorer Paul Stastny had emergency surgery to remove his appendix. Stastny, who has 49 points this season, will be out for the next three weeks.

The Avalanche will lean on Milan Hejduk and Marek Svatos as they tries to win their season-high fourth game in a row on Friday. The Avalanche were enjoying the first winning spurt without both Smyth and Sakic when Stastny went down.

The Blackhawks are enjoying a small winning streak as well, having won back-to-back games at Nashville and vs. St. Louis. Rookie star Patrick Kane tallied twice in Wednesday's 6-1 win over the Blues.

Chicago beat the Avalanche in their first meeting this season, 5-3, on October 19. Kane had a goal and an assist in the victory.








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    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 1 0 0 0 (2) 2
    COLORADO 1 0 0 0 (1) 1 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CHI - PATRICK KANE 12 (MARTIN HAVLAT) 2:32
    COL - ANDREW BRUNETTE 9 (JAROSLAV HLINKA, MILAN HEJDUK) 8:03
    2ND PRD: NONE
    3RD PRD: NONE
    OT: NONE
    SO: COL - MAREK SVATOS (SAVED)

    Jan 18 11:36 PM


  • NHL
    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 1 0 0 0 (2) 2
    COLORADO 1 0 0 0 (1) 1 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CHI - PATRICK KANE 12 (MARTIN HAVLAT) 2:32
    COL - ANDREW BRUNETTE 9 (JAROSLAV HLINKA, MILAN HEJDUK) 8:03
    2ND PRD: NONE
    3RD PRD: NONE
    OT: NONE
    SO: COL - MAREK SVATOS (SAVED)

    Blackhawks vs. AvalancheJan 18 11:36 PM


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    END OF OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 1 0 0 0 1
    COLORADO 1 0 0 0 1 END OF OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CHI - PATRICK KANE 12 (MARTIN HAVLAT) 2:32
    COL - ANDREW BRUNETTE 9 (JAROSLAV HLINKA, MILAN HEJDUK) 8:03
    2ND PRD: NONE
    3RD PRD: NONE
    OT: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD

    Jan 18 11:29 PM
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    Blackhawks vs. AvalancheJan 18 11:22 PM


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    END OF THE 3RD GOING INTO OT
    1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 1 0 0 1
    COLORADO 1 0 0 1 GOING INTO OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CHI - PATRICK KANE 12 (MARTIN HAVLAT) 2:32
    COL - ANDREW BRUNETTE 9 (JAROSLAV HLINKA, MILAN HEJDUK) 8:03
    2ND PRD: NONE
    3RD PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHI

    Jan 18 11:20 PM
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    Blackhawks vs. AvalancheJan 18 11:16 PM
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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 1 0 1
    COLORADO 1 0 1 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CHI - PATRICK KANE 12 (MARTIN HAVLAT) 2:32
    COL - ANDREW BRUNETTE 9 (JAROSLAV HLINKA, MILAN HEJDUK) 8:03
    2ND PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHI 6 8

    Jan 18 10:32 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHICAGO 1 1
    COLORADO 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CHI - PATRICK KANE 12 (MARTIN HAVLAT) 2:32
    COL - ANDREW BRUNETTE 9 (JAROSLAV HLINKA, MILAN HEJDUK) 8:03
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    CHI 6 6
    COL 13

    Jan 18 9:43 PM


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    CHICAGO 1
    COLORADO 1
    1ST PRD: COL - ANDREW BRUNETTE 9 (JAROSLAV HLINKA, MILAN HEJDUK) 8:03

    Blackhawks vs. AvalancheJan 18 9:22 PM


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    CHICAGO 1
    COLORADO 0
    1ST PRD: CHI - PATRICK KANE 12 (MARTIN HAVLAT) 2:32

    Blackhawks vs. AvalancheJan 18 9:12 PM

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