Avalanche vs. Blackhawks Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Avalanche vs. Blackhawks NHL game on March 20, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Avalanche
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Blackhawks
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Avalanche
2 0 2 4
Blackhawks
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Live Probabilities
Win %
  • Avalanche
    100%
  • Blackhawks
    0%
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Avalanche
2 0 2 4
Blackhawks
0 1 0 1
P3 19:30 Shot missed by Frank Nazar
P3 19:03 Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 18:44 Jack Drury shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
P3 17:30 Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 17:07 Josh Manson shot blocked by Sam Rinzel
P3 16:53 Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 14:51 Shot missed by Andre Burakovsky
P3 14:33 Shot on goal by Teuvo Teravainen saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 14:19 Power play - Shot on goal by Nicolas Roy saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 14:18 Devon Toews shot blocked by teammate
P3 11:21 Shot missed by Frank Nazar
P3 09:38 Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 07:31 Connor Bedard shot blocked by Sam Malinski
P3 06:54 Shot on goal by Teuvo Teravainen saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 06:16 Shot on goal by Parker Kelly saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 05:51 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 05:23 Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Wyatt Kaiser saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 03:08 Wyatt Kaiser shot blocked by Brock Nelson
P3 03:06 Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
P3 02:24 Cale Makar shot blocked by Teuvo Teravainen
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 19:30
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Frank Nazar
  3. P3 19:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Arvid Soderblom
  4. P3 18:44
    SHOT
    Jack Drury shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
  5. P3 18:39
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  6. P3 17:53
    Dominic Toninato won faceoff against Ivan Ivan in neutral zone
  7. P3 17:30
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  8. P3 17:07
    SHOT
    Josh Manson shot blocked by Sam Rinzel
  9. P3 16:55
    Avalanche won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  10. P3 16:53
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Arvid Soderblom
  11. P3 16:19
    Giveaway by Sam Lafferty in neutral zone
  12. P3 14:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Andre Burakovsky
  13. P3 14:35
    Avalanche won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  14. P3 14:35
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  15. P3 14:33
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Teuvo Teravainen saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  16. P3 14:19
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Nicolas Roy saved by Arvid Soderblom
  17. P3 14:18
    SHOT
    Devon Toews shot blocked by teammate
  18. P3 13:57
    Avalanche won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  19. P3 13:07
    Power play - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Ryan Greene in defensive zone
  20. P3 12:45
    Shorthanded - Frank Nazar won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  21. P3 11:21
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Frank Nazar
  22. P3 10:19
    Connor Bedard won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  23. P3 10:05
    Penalty to Devon Toews 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Ryan Donato)
  24. P3 09:38
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  25. P3 08:34
    Sam Lafferty won faceoff against Ivan Ivan in neutral zone
  26. P3 07:53
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
  27. P3 07:31
    SHOT
    Connor Bedard shot blocked by Sam Malinski
  28. P3 06:57
    Connor Bedard won faceoff against Brock Nelson in offensive zone
  29. P3 06:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Teuvo Teravainen saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  30. P3 06:20
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Blackhawks in offensive zone
  31. P3 06:16
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Parker Kelly saved by Arvid Soderblom
  32. P3 06:05
    Avalanche won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  33. P3 05:51
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  34. P3 05:23
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Wyatt Kaiser saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  35. P3 04:00
    Power play - Brock Nelson won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone
  36. P3 04:00
    Penalty to Sam Rinzel 2 minutes for Delay of Game
  37. P3 03:08
    SHOT
    Wyatt Kaiser shot blocked by Brock Nelson
  38. P3 03:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  39. P3 02:46
    Avalanche won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  40. P3 02:45
    Nazem Kadri won faceoff against Ryan Donato in neutral zone
  41. P3 02:24
    SHOT
    Cale Makar shot blocked by Teuvo Teravainen
  42. P3 01:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Gavin Brindley saved by Arvid Soderblom
  43. P3 01:49
    SHOT
    Brett Kulak shot blocked by teammate
  44. P3 01:32
    SHOT
    Cale Makar shot blocked by Frank Nazar
  45. P3 01:22
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  46. P3 00:48
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Connor Bedard in offensive zone
  47. P3 00:36
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Connor Bedard in neutral zone
  48. P3 00:36
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Nazem Kadri assisted by Nathan MacKinnon and Martin Necas
    3-1
  49. P3 00:28
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  50. P3 00:26
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Arvid Soderblom
  51. P3 00:13
    Avalanche won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  52. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  53. P2 19:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Tyler Bertuzzi saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  54. P2 19:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Avalanche
  55. P2 18:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Arvid Soderblom
  56. P2 18:19
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  57. P2 18:06
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Arvid Soderblom
  58. P2 17:23
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Dominic Toninato in offensive zone
  59. P2 16:59
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brock Nelson
  60. P2 16:33
    Power play - Giveaway by Ryan Donato in offensive zone
  61. P2 15:39
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Teuvo Teravainen
  62. P2 14:51
    Shorthanded - Jack Drury won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
  63. P2 14:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nazem Kadri saved by Arvid Soderblom
  64. P2 14:13
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  65. P2 13:28
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Jack Drury
  66. P2 13:17
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  67. P2 13:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Martin Necas saved by Arvid Soderblom
  68. P2 12:51
    SHOT
    Brett Kulak shot blocked by teammate
  69. P2 12:10
    Takeaway by Nicolas Roy in defensive zone
  70. P2 12:00
    SHOT
    Brent Burns shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
  71. P2 11:45
    Stoppage - Icing
  72. P2 10:32
    Connor Bedard won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in offensive zone
  73. P2 10:00
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nathan MacKinnon saved by Arvid Soderblom
  74. P2 09:33
    SHOT
    Jack Drury shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
  75. P2 09:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Joel Kiviranta saved by Arvid Soderblom
  76. P2 08:58
    Parker Kelly won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone
  77. P2 08:54
    SHOT
    Jack Drury shot blocked by Sam Rinzel
  78. P2 08:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Arvid Soderblom
  79. P2 07:56
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
  80. P2 06:48
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Wyatt Kaiser assisted by Ryan Greene and Sam Rinzel
    2-1
  81. P2 06:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Alex Vlasic saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  82. P2 05:37
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Ivan Ivan in defensive zone
  83. P2 05:37
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  84. P2 05:29
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Josh Manson
  85. P2 05:02
    SHOT
    Sam Malinski shot blocked by Ryan Donato
  86. P2 04:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Joel Kiviranta saved by Arvid Soderblom
  87. P2 04:06
    Stoppage - Icing
  88. P2 03:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sam Rinzel
  89. P2 02:33
    Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk in neutral zone
  90. P2 01:58
    Dominic Toninato won faceoff against Ivan Ivan in offensive zone
  91. P2 01:56
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Rinzel saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  92. P2 01:16
    Brock Nelson won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
  93. P2 01:14
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor Bedard saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  94. P2 00:51
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Artyom Levshunov
  95. P2 00:00
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Ryan Donato in neutral zone
  96. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  97. P1 19:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Arvid Soderblom
  98. P1 18:53
    Nathan MacKinnon won faceoff against Frank Nazar in offensive zone
  99. P1 18:53
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  100. P1 18:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Arvid Soderblom
  101. P1 18:27
    Stoppage - Icing
  102. P1 17:02
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Frank Nazar
  103. P1 16:05
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  104. P1 16:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nick Lardis saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  105. P1 15:34
    SHOT
    Brent Burns shot blocked by teammate
  106. P1 15:22
    GOAL
    Power play - Goal scored by Brock Nelson assisted by Cale Makar
    2-0
  107. P1 14:20
    Shorthanded - Ryan Greene won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  108. P1 14:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nathan MacKinnon
  109. P1 13:19
    Avalanche won faceoff against Blackhawks in neutral zone
  110. P1 13:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Frank Nazar saved by Mackenzie Blackwood
  111. P1 12:34
    SHOT
    Artyom Levshunov shot blocked by Josh Manson
  112. P1 12:15
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Nathan MacKinnon in defensive zone
  113. P1 12:15
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
  114. P1 11:47
    SHOT
    Sam Malinski shot blocked by Frank Nazar
  115. P1 11:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brock Nelson saved by Arvid Soderblom
  116. P1 10:39
    Connor Bedard won faceoff against Brock Nelson in defensive zone
  117. P1 10:39
    Stoppage - Icing
  118. P1 09:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ethan Del Mastro
  119. P1 09:18
    Giveaway by Martin Necas in offensive zone
  120. P1 09:08
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Valeri Nichushkin
  121. P1 08:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sam Malinski
  122. P1 08:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Cale Makar saved by Arvid Soderblom
  123. P1 07:05
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jack Drury saved by Arvid Soderblom
  124. P1 06:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Brent Burns saved by Arvid Soderblom
  125. P1 06:47
    SHOT
    Parker Kelly shot blocked by Ethan Del Mastro
  126. P1 05:45
    SHOT
    Sam Rinzel shot blocked by Zakhar Bardakov
  127. P1 05:41
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  128. P1 05:04
    SHOT
    Brent Burns shot blocked by Teuvo Teravainen
  129. P1 04:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Nicolas Roy saved by Arvid Soderblom
  130. P1 04:04
    SHOT
    Martin Necas shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
  131. P1 02:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Donato
  132. P1 02:10
    Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk in offensive zone
  133. P1 01:29
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sam Malinski saved by Arvid Soderblom
  134. P1 01:10
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  135. P1 00:59
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Valeri Nichushkin saved by Arvid Soderblom
  136. P1 00:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Cale Makar
  137. P1 00:46
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  138. P1 00:36
    Ethan Del Mastro credited with hit on Jack Drury in defensive zone
  139. P1 00:00
    Jack Drury won faceoff against Ryan Donato in neutral zone
Stats
Avalanche
STATS
Blackhawks
49Shots on Goal20
59% Faceoff Win % 41%
5/2 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins10
19Hits19
6 Shots Blocked 21
14Giveaways15
AvalancheCOL
BlackhawksCHI
49Shots on Goal20
59% Faceoff Win % 41%
5/2 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 3/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins10
19Hits19
6 Shots Blocked 21
14Giveaways15

Avalanche vs. Blackhawks: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Avalanche vs. Blackhawks
  • Date: Friday, March 20, 2026
  • Time: 8:30 PM ET
  • Venue: United Center

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Avalanche favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Avalanche -298, Blackhawks 25¢

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Avalanche: 70%
  • Blackhawks: 30%

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Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Avalanche a win probability of 70%, while the Blackhawks have a win probability of 30%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

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