During their four-game road winning streak that was snapped by the Canucks on Thursday night, the Blackhawks yielded a total of nine goals against the Jets, Avalanche, Blue Jackets and Flames, respectively.
"We have to find a way to bring the same recipe that we play with on the road at home," Kane said. "If that's a boring, defensive-first type of game then that's what it is. We're trying to do anything we can to win games so that seems like that type of foundation in games suits us a little bit better."
Colliton agreed with Kane's assessment that defense must come first, even if the crowd wants to hear "Chelsea Dagger" blaring early and often.
"We just have to find a way to give ourselves a chance by playing more of a road game at home," Colliton said. "(It's) being patient, being clean with the puck, making good decisions with the puck, willing to defend, play more zero-zero shifts and that's a formula that can give us success."
'Zero-zero' shifts put the onus on the forwards to concentrate on helping keep pucks out of the Blackhawks' net before worrying about putting them in opponents'.
"Don't get scored on, be satisfied with that," Colliton said. "Of course you want to score, but sometimes it's just not there. If you're a forward and you're going to play 20 shifts in a game, play 0-0 for 18 or 19 of them and come through for one. (Then) you've had a good night."