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"                                                          Colorado Avalanche                                        Chicago Blackhawks                            23-10-3                  December 27, 2013, 08:00 PM | United Center                  26-7-6        Colorado pays a visit to Chicago on Friday, hoping to shut down the Blackhawks snipers in hockey action at United Center.Supporters of the Avalanche have seen them go 23-10-3 so far this season, while the Blackhawks are at 26-7-6.  In totals betting, the Blackhawks are 22-17, while the Avalanche are 15-19-2.View Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Blackhawks Odds and Stats.If you&amp;#039;re going with the Blackhawks in this one, they were listed as moneyline Favorite of -190 on most hockey betting menus early today for Friday&amp;#039;s contest. The over-under was at 5.5 earlier at BetOnline.This game matches up the No. 2 (Blackhawks) and the No. 23 (Avalanche) teams according to our current NHL Power Rankings. ADVERTISEMENT: Colorado was a 5-4 loser in its last match on the road against the Sharks. They lost as +166 underdogs, while the total score of 9 made winners of OVER bettors. Chicago won its last outing, a 5-2 result against the Devils on December 23. Bettors who backed the Blackhawks at -210 on the moneyline won on the day, and the total score (7) sent OVER bettors to the payout window. How They Match Up:The game also pits Chicago&amp;#039;s No. 1-ranked offense, averaging 3.72 goals per game, against a Avalanche defense that ranks No. 8 at 2.44 goals allowed. The Blackhawks power play is averaging 23.88% while the Avalanche defense kills off 80.36% of their penalties.A few Avalanche at Blackhawks trends to consider:Colorado is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games Colorado is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the roadColorado is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games when playing ChicagoThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Colorado&amp;#039;s last 5 games when playing ChicagoChicago is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games The total has gone OVER in 16 of Chicago&amp;#039;s last 23 games Chicago is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at homeThe total has gone OVER in 7 of Chicago&amp;#039;s last 10 games at homeNext up:Colorado home to Atlanta, Sunday, December 29thChicago at St. Louis, Saturday, December 28th"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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