Avalanche need to recapture past form vs. Blackhawks

Despite having the NHL's best record with 98 points, the Colorado Avalanche go into their Friday road game against the Chicago Blackhawks with a 1-3-1 record in the past five games.

The Avalanche lost 2-1 to the visiting Stars in a shootout on Wednesday during a playoff-style contest in which second-place Dallas moved within two points of first-place Colorado in the Central Division.

"I watch our team play like that, and (I have) very little issues with the way we played," Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said.