Avalanche rally to force OT and beat Blackhawks 3-2 in SO
[April 03, 2025]
By TIM CRONIN
CHICAGO (AP) — Martin Necas tied it with 11 seconds
left and Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen scored in a shootout to
give the Colorado Avalanche a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on
Wednesday night.
Cale Makar pulled Chicago to 2-1 midway through the
third period with his career-high 29th goal of the season, and Necas
completed the comeback with his 27th. Necas deflected Makar’s point shot
past goalie Spencer Knight.
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Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard (98) dives for the puck during
the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Vegas Golden Knights,
Friday, March 28, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Melissa Tamez) |
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Scott Wedgewood stopped 22 shots for Colorado.
Ilya Mikheyev opened the scoring for Chicago in the first with a
short-handed goal, and Connor Murphy made it 2-0 midway through
the second. Knight made 29 saves.
Teuvo Terevainen scored the lone shootout goal for Chicago.
After the first three shooters failed to score, MacKinnon
scored, Terevainen followed with his goal and Necas then ended
it.
Colorado snapped a two-game losing streak. Chicago lost for the
11th time in 12 games.
Takeaways
Avalanche: Colorado won despite the power play misfiring, with
only four shots in four advantages.
Blackhawks: The shootout loss gave the Blackhawks their 52th
point of the season, matching last season’s total.
Key moment
The Avalanche killed off a penalty to MacKinnon with 3:42
remaining, setting the stage for Necas’ tying goal.
Key stat
Mikheyev’s short-handed goal was his third of the season. He’s
the only Blackhawks player with a short-handed this season.
Up next
The Avalanche are at Columbus on Thursday night. The Blackhawks
are at Washington on Friday night.
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