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Valeri Nichushkin scored twice, Nathan
MacKinnon had an assist to extend his point streak to 16 games
and Alexandar Georgiev made 19 saves for Colorado.
The Avalanche, who took their second loss in three games, were
without defenseman Cale Makar (lower-body injury). Colorado
forward Miles Wood received a misconduct penalty in the third
period.
The game was tied when Wood went off for holding the stick at
7:58 of the third. Chicago cashed in when Nick Foligno fed
Johnson as he skated down the right slot, and Johnson tipped in
the game-winner at 8:19. It was his seventh goal of the season.
In the wake of the goal, Wood was ejected for unsportsmanlike
conduct.
Georgiev later came off for an extra skater, but the Avalanche
couldn't tie it.
The Blackhawks struck first when Bedard stole the puck from
Colorado defenseman Bowen Byram inside the Avalanche zone. He
sent a pass to Zaitsev, and Georgiev saved the initial shot, but
Donato cleaned up the rebound for his fifth goal at 7:29 of the
first.
Colorado answered less than two minutes later. With Foligno off
for tripping, the Avalanche worked the puck around the Chicago
zone down to Jonathan Drouin below the net. Drouin passed to
Nichushkin in the slot, and Nichushkin put a soft wrister past
Mrazek at 9:22.
Just 20 seconds later, Bedard went off for holding the stick,
putting Colorado on the power play again. Mikko Rantanen had the
puck along the right boards and fed Nichushkin in front of the
crease, but Mrazek stopped his first shot attempt.
Nichushkin got his own rebound and slid a backhander by Mrazek
at 11:25 for his 15th goal of the season.
The Blackhawks responded right away when Bedard got the puck as
he entered the Avalanche zone, passed it to Reichel in the slot
and he beat Georgiev over his right shoulder at 12:56. It was
his third of the season.
--Field Level Media
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