None of this was a surprise, was it?
The Chicago Blackhawks opened the season against the defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night in Denver, losing 5-2.
Colorado struck first at the 13:44 mark of the opening period when a Jujhar Khaira turnover led to a Devon Toews shot on goal that Andrew Cogliano deflected into the net:
Two minutes later, with the Blackhawks on the power play, Jonathan Toews buried a shot into an open net after a slick pass from birthday boy Philipp Kurashev:
That was the end of most of the good feelings in this game for Blackhawks fans.