NHL Wednesday: Four-game schedule highlighted by Blackhawks, Avalanche

Wednesday night was rivalry night in the NHL, and the four games on the schedule didn’t disappoint. The Battle of Ontario was a wild affair with good fights and ugly fights, the Chicago Blackhawks endured injuries to some of their best players to score a comeback victory, and then the two late games were pretty boring. Read on for all the details!

Get caught up on last night’s NHL scores with recaps from our network of SB Nation team blogs. Here’s a quick glance at the full night of action:

After the game was underway, the team announced that Hossa was out due to an “upper-body injury.” Dan Carcillo took Hossa’s spot on Chicago’s top line.

Chicago has two regular roster players out of the lineup AND they played last night...could this be the combination of misfortunes that finally puts an end to their streak?

This was Dziurzynski’s first career NHL fight, though he has had a few in the AHL.

Immediate reaction to the fight on Twitter leaned heavily towards disapproval:

2. Will the Blackhawks extend their winning-streak, too?

Hockey is going well in Chicago. Not only has the team gone 29 games without a regulation loss, they’ve also won their last 10 games, which set a franchise record. While the point streak can be extended with an overtime/shootout loss, the winning streak can not. Will it survive another night?

There are only four games scheduled in the NHL on Wednesday night, with the headlining event coming between the Chicago Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche.

In addition, Calgary Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff will return to the goal crease after missing 13 games due to a knee sprain, while Ben Bishop will face James Reimer in the battle of Ontario. The Phoenix Coyotes and Anaheim Ducks will close out the night with their third consecutive game against one another.