Chicago Blackhawks Morning Links- Avalanche Warning

Good morning Chicago Blackhawks fans! It’s another one of those great 6pm Sunday night starts at the United Center tonight, and they will be facing off against the Colorado Avalanche who will be riding a hot streak into Chicago.

If you throw out the Florida Panthers, the Blackhawks and Avalanche are probably two of the hotter teams in the NHL.  The Blackhawks hot streak has landed them in 2nd place in the Central Division with only 6 points separating them from the first place Dallas Stars.  The Hawks were able to count on some secondary scoring in their last win, something they have been sorely missing in the first half of the season.

The Colorado Avalanche winning ways have got them back into the playoff hunt and actually tied for the final Wild Card spot in the Western Conference.  The Av’s are still missing Erik Johnson but that hasn’t mattered with them winning more times than losing. They picked up a huge win the other night when they defeated the Nashville Predators in regulation.

The Avs and Blackhawks should be a fun matchup tonight, and while we wait for game time here are some morning links to kick off your Sunday morning.

Andrew Shaw‘s pass to Patrick Kane was voted the Play of the Week for the Chicago Blackhawks this past week (Blackhawks)

An interesting Q & A with some bloggers from the Colorado Avalanche (The Committed Indian)

Teuvo Teravainen is gaining confidence on the third line and their line is starting to click (CSN)

The Chicago Blackhawks youth movement is finally paying dividends (Committed Indians)

It’s been a season of first goals for the Chicago Blackhawks including Friday nights Phillip Danault goal (Sun-Times)

Speaking of Danault, the Chicago Blackhawks may have found something in this young center (Tribune)

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Ranking of the Top 10 NHL Milestones that have been achieved in the 2015-2016 season (Bleacher Report)

Evander Kane was very excited to return to his old stopping grounds in Winnipeg (NHL)

The Minnesota’s Wild was set to debut for his hometown team when they face-off against the Dallas Stars Saturday night (Score)

Former Chicago Blackhawks goalie Carter Hutton despite few starts is finding his groove with the Nashville Predators (On The Forecheck)

More from Blackhawk Up

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• These Lineup Changes could Solve the Blackhawks’ Scoring Problem

A pretty wild comeback by the Capitals yesterday including Alex Ovechkin scoring career goals 498 and 499 (Pro Hockey Talk)

The San Jose Sharks Shark tank hasn’t been very frightful with the team only going 5-14 on home ice. (Puck Daddy)