Colorado Avalanche @ Chicago Blackhawks

Colorado Avalanche

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Jaden Schwartz C	OUT	15 Sep

Chicago Blackhawks

Name, Pos	Status	Est. Return Date
Connor Bedard C	OUT	11 Nov
Andrew Mangiapane LW	OUT	15 Sep
Matt Grzelcyk D	OUT	15 Sep
Artyom Levshunov D	OUT	15 Sep
Ryan Ellis D	IR	1 Jul

Avalanche Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
27/5/26	@VGK	L2-1
25/5/26	@VGK	L5-3
23/5/26	vsVGK	L3-1
21/5/26	vsVGK	L4-2
14/5/26	vsMIN	W4-3 OT

Blackhawks Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
16/4/26	vsSJ	W5-2
14/4/26	vsBUF	L5-1
12/4/26	vsSTL	L5-3
10/4/26	vsCAR	L7-2
7/4/26	@SJ	L3-2

Regular Season Series

Series starts 11/2

Avalanche
Blackhawks

Game 1

3/11

Avalanche
Blackhawks

Game 2

1/3

Blackhawks
Avalanche

Game 3

14/3

Blackhawks
Avalanche

Game 4

22/3

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	55	16	11	121
Dallas	50	20	12	112
Minnesota	46	24	12	104
Utah	43	33	6	92
St. Louis	37	33	12	86
Nashville	38	34	10	86
Winnipeg	35	35	12	82
Chicago	29	39	14	72

Marshawn Lynch to be special guest at HDA's SummerFest

The Hockey Diversity Alliance is adding a football element to its youth SummerFest in Toronto this weekend, with former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch serving as a special guest.

Stars keep 'cornerstone' Jason Robertson with one-year deal

After a season in which he led the club with 96 points, Dallas forward Jason Robertson, who nixed a trade to the Seattle Kraken this summer, avoided a salary arbitration hearing with the Stars, accepting a one-year deal worth $12 million on Tuesday night.

NHL to produce games for Hurricanes, Blue Jackets, Wild, Blues

The Stanley Cup champion Carolina Hurricanes, along with the Columbus Blue Jackets, Minnesota Wild and St. Louis Blues, will have their games produced and distributed by the NHL for the coming season as the league branches out into centralized production.

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