Season Series
| Date | Score | W. Goal |
| Mar 18 ’13 | ||
| Mar 08 ’13 | ||
| Mar 06 ’13 | COL 2 at CHI 3 | D. Carcillo |
Tonight the Hawks look for their 12th straight victory in the back half of a home and home series with the Colorado Avalanche. The Blackhawks beat the Avs with a dramatic 3rd period goal from Dan “Gorilla Salad” Carcillo in the final minute of regulation. The Hawks will be without Patrick Sharp who is expected to miss 3-4 weeks due to a shoulder injury suffered during the 3rd period Thursday night. Both Marian Hossa and Andrew Shaw are expected to play tonight. Hossa was a late scratch Thursday and Shaw never returned to the ice after taking a Paul Statsny elbow to the head late in the 2nd period. The league did nothing about Statsny elbow to Shaw’s skull because they are not too serious about stopping the concussion problem that is plaguing the game. Michael Frolik was supposed to be meeting the team in Denver today, and should return to lineup tonight as well. Fro missed the last two tilts due to an illness. The Hawks recalled Brandon Bollig from Rockford yesterday. Not sure why they would call up such a waste of oxygen when playing in a city where it comes at such a premium. I can’t understand why they aren’t giving one of the Hogs who can actually contribute like Jeremy Morin, Ben Smith or Jimmy Hayes a shot with the big club. Bollig will be out for “revenge” so he will play is 3 minutes and then rack up 17 minutes in penalties on a pointless fight so Patrick Kane will have to double shift again. Bravo!
Corey Crawford is expected to start between the pipes for the Blackhawks tonight. Crow is 2-3-1 with a 2.63 GAA, .896 save % and one shutout in six career starts versus the Avs. Look for Semyon Varlamov to start again for the Avs, who made 29 saves at the United Center on Thursday. Colorado has lost their last three games, but have victories in a row at the Pepsi Center.
Probable Chicago Blackhawks lineup
Fowards
Brandon Saad – Jonathan Toews – Marian Hossa
Bryan Bickell – Dave Bolland – Patrick Kane
Daniel Carcillo – Andrew Shaw – Viktor Stalberg
Michael Frolik – Marcus Kruger – Brandon Bollig
Defensive Pairings
Duncan Keith – Brent Seabrook
Johnny Oduya – Niklas Hjalmarsson
Goaltender
Corey Crawford 11-0-3, 1.53 GAA, .940 save %, 2 SO
Injuries
Patrick Sharp (shoulder) OUT, Steve Montador (concussion) day to day
Leading Scorers
| Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| P. Kane | 24 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| J. Toews | 24 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 12 | 19 | 2 | 2 |
| M. Hossa | 23 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 4 |
| P. Sharp | 24 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 1 |
| V. Stalberg | 24 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Probable Colorado Avalanche lineup
Fowards
Jamie McGinn – Matt Duchene – P.A. Parenteau
Gabriel Landeskog – Paul Stastny – David Jones
John Mitchell – Ryan O’Reilly – Aaron Palushaj
Cody McLeod – Mark Olver – Chuck Kobasew
Defensive Pairings
Matt Hunwick – Ryan O’Byrne
Shane O’Brien – Stefan Elliott
Goaltender
Semyon Varlamov 6-9-3, 2.80 GAA, .910 save %, 2 SO
Injuries
Milan Hejduk (torso) doubtful
Leading Scorers
| Player | GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PP | GW |
| P. Parenteau | 22 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 28 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Duchene | 21 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| P. Stastny | 22 | 6 | 7 | 13 | -4 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| J. McGinn | 22 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -4 | 20 | 0 | 2 |
| J. Mitchell | 21 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
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CHI
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Stats |
COL
|
| 24 | GP | 22 |
| 21 | W | 8 |
| 0 | L | 10 |
| 3 | OT | 4 |
| 45 | P | 20 |
| 0.938 | P% | 0.455 |
| 3.12 | G/G | 2.36 |
| 1.79 | GA/G | 2.91 |
| 17.8 | PP% | 11.9 |
| 89 | PK% | 77.4 |
| 30.8 | S/G | 28.9 |
| 26.8 | SA/G | 32 |
| 50 | FO% | 50 |