Attendance down in Los Angeles, Chicago
ESPN.com news services
The Colorado Avalanche played before empty seats at home for the first time in nearly 11 years on Tuesday.
Last week, the Los Angeles Kings had their lowest attendance in five years. The Chicago Blackhawks had 8,008 fans in 20,500-seat United Center the same night.
Is hockey attendance in trouble? Commissioner Gary Bettman says it's too early to hit the panic button.
"It's a couple weeks into the season and any speculation would be premature," Bettman was quoted as saying in Tuesday's Los Angeles Times.
Bettman, the Times said, blamed the "schedule being a little different. It's a little premature two to three weeks into the season to be writing attendance stories."
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