Joel Quenneville News

Forgive Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville for being a bit superstitious considering his team has killed 17 consecutive power plays and hasn't surrendered a power-play goal in six games.

Cristobal Huet gave up a couple of the aggravating kind of goals against Colorado on Wednesday night that make me fear for the Blackhawksa survival next spring.

With another date against the Avalanche looming, coach Joel Quenneville had the Blackhawks practice shootouts during Tuesday's practice.

First, Adam Burish. Then Dave Bolland. Then, Jonathan Toews. Then, Bolland again.

The momentum of Friday nighta TMs game between the Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks A bounced back and forth like a pinball, and the HawksA fought hard to win a point against the best home team in hockeyA without some key players.

Chris Stewart scored in the eighth round of the shootout, helping the NHL -leading Colorado Avalanche remain unbeaten at home with a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday night.

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- It has been a frustrating couple of weeks for Jonathan Toews .

It's going to be a special road trip for the Blackhawks this week to Phoenix and Colorado.

Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews missed his fourth consecutive game because of concussion-like symptoms, sitting out Friday night against the Montreal Canadiens .

It was out with Joe Sakic and in with Joe Sacco for the Colorado Avalanche this season.

The Avalanche 's season so far has featured surprises, rejuvenations, more surprises - and the Mysterious Case of Wojtek Wol- ski.

Crosby had a power-play goal and a short-handed score in the third period, and had the only goal in a shootout to help the Penguins win their seventh straight, 3-2 over the Panthers on Friday night.

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: Rookie center Matt Duchene is a keeper, so say the Colorado Avalanche .

Brent Seabrook scored 26 seconds into overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks completed the biggest comeback in team history, rallying from a five-goal deficit to beat the Calgary Flames 6-5 Monday night.

It didn't take long for Ryan Smyth, the heart and soul of the Oilers for 12 years, to tear up.

The Blackhawks' Patrick Kane scores behind Florida's Tomas Vokoun during their Oct.

Shoot first, ask questions later. That's the basic mind-set for the Blackhawks in the offensive zone, and thus far in the young season it's working as they lead the NHL with an average of 40.7 shots per game.

The Colorado Avalanche kept coming at Cristobal Huet, and the Blackhawks ' goaltender kept sending them away empty-handed. Huet and the Hawks outlasted the Avalanche 4-3 in a shootout Saturday night at the United Center .

Next time you're on YouTube, check out the Jonathan Toews goal where he effortlessly schools three Colorado Avalanche checkers, slicing inside and out as if they were human traffic cones before casually tucking the puck past goaltender Jose Theodore.

HELSINKI, Finland -- Chicago salvaged one game on their European trip Saturday, beating Florida, 4-0, behind Finnish goalie Antti Niemi.