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Nathan MacKinnon and Andre Burakovsky also
scored goals while Gabriel Landeskog had two assists for
Colorado, which improved to 9-1-1 over its last 11 games. The
Avalanche have won all three meetings with the Blackhawks this
season, outscoring them 16-6 in the process.
Ryan Carpenter scored for Chicago, which lost for the fifth time
in six games (1-4-1). Corey Crawford stopped 32 of the 35 shots
he faced.
Colorado took a 1-0 lead at the 8:41 mark of the first period.
Cole blasted a shot from just inside the middle of the blue line
into the left corner past Crawford's blocker side for his second
goal of the season.
Chicago came back to tie it just 67 seconds later. Alex
DeBrincat forced a turnover and set up Carpenter, who then
drilled a shot from the bottom of the right circle over
Francouz's glove for his second goal of the season.
MacKinnon put the Avalanche back in front at 7:49 of the second
period. He split a pair of defenders on a rush and then clanged
in a wrist shot from the middle of the right circle into the top
left corner for his 21st goal of the season.
Burakovsky made it 3-1 a few minutes later. He knocked down a
puck in the neutral zone and then carried it into the offensive
zone. Burakovsky fired a left-handed wrist shot from the right
circle through the legs of defenseman Olli Maatta and under the
crossbar for his 13th goal of the season.
Chicago pulled Crawford for an extra attacker with 3:14
remaining in the third period, and Rantanen sealed the win with
an empty-netter from mid-ice just 18 seconds later, his 10th
goal of the season.
--Field Level Media
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