Lehkonen takes nine-game point streak into Avalanche visit to Chicago
Colorado opens a two-game road trip against a Blackhawks team that has lost five of its past six games.
Artturi Lehkonen brings a nine-game point streak into Monday’s game between the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center. Faceoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. MST.
Lehkonen has nine goals and four assists during the streak. He scored twice in Colorado’s 5-2 victory over Calgary on Saturday, taking his season total to 12 goals. Nathan MacKinnon, Martin Necas and Brock Nelson also scored, while Cale Makar supplied four assists.
Colorado, which is 8-5-1, begins a two-game road trip with the first of four meetings against Chicago this season. The Avalanche have won three of their past four games.
The Blackhawks are 4-9-1 and have lost five of their past six games. They return home after a 5-4 overtime loss in Boston on Saturday, when a two-goal third-period lead slipped away.
Anton Frondell scored twice against the Bruins. Ryan Greene and Connor Bedard added third-period goals, but Boston forced overtime before Elias Lindholm scored the winner at 2:32 of the extra period.
