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Soon after, Milan Hejduk stole the puck near the blue line and skated down low before sending a pass to a wide-open Jones, who lifted the puck over Emery's shoulder.
Chicago coach Joel Quenneville called a timeout to settle down his team. The breather worked as Kane, known as a prolific passer, showed he can score as well, beating Giguere with a backhand to tie the game at 2.
Defenseman Tyson Barrie made his NHL debut after recently being called up from Lake Erie of the American Hockey League. Barrie replaced good friend Stefan Elliott, who was sent down to the minors.
"I'd rather be up here with him, but that's the way things go," said Barrie, who had his parents and girlfriend on hand for the game. "He had a good stint up here and he showed he can play. Hopefully, I can do the same thing."
At 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, Barrie is a little small for a defenseman but makes up for it with moxie. He will try to give the Avalanche some scoring punch from the blue line.
Barrie comes from good hockey lineage as his father, Len, played 184 games spanning seven seasons with Philadelphia, Florida, Pittsburgh and Los Angeles.
NOTES: Stastny played in his 400th career game. ... NASCAR driver Regan Smith was in attendance wearing an Avalanche jersey. Asked by the stadium announcer why he enjoys hockey, Smith said: "It's fast and the arena is shaped like an oval, which is what we race on." ... Avs enforcer Cody McLeod had a couple of stitches above his left eye after an on-ice brawl with Vancouver's Byron Bitz on Saturday. "Just got me with a good punch," McLeod said. ... Chicago D Duncan Keith had two assists.
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