The Chicago Blackhawks'and Colorado Avalanche open their regular seasons Tuesday at Ball Arena in Denver. Puck drop is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Blackhawks vs. Avalanche, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
The Original 6 Blackhawks are a proud organization, but they’re going through a rebuild.
The team still has some star power with RW Patrick Kane, C Jonathan Toews, etc., but it dealt young cornerstones C Kirby Dach and RW Alex DeBrincat this past offseason, and Chicago is expected to be one of the worst teams in the NHL in 2022-23.
The Avalanche will raise their Stanley Cup banner in front of the home crowd Wednesday. The champs will have a new backstop, replacing G Darcy Kuemper with G Alexandar Georgiev.