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DENVER (AP) — Artturi Lehkonen and Martin Necas
scored in the third period, Nathan MacKinnon topped 1,000 points
for his career, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago
Blackhawks 3-0 on Monday night for their sixth straight win.
Joel Kiviranta added an empty-netter in the final minute, and
Scott Wedgewood stopped 20 shots for his eighth career shutout
and second this season. The Avalanche finished a perfect 6-0-0
homestand.
Spencer Knight finished with 18 saves as Chicago lost for the
eighth time in 11 games (3-5-3).
MacKinnon r eached the milestone 31 seconds into the third on
Lehkonen’s goal, and then got another assist nearly 3 minutes
later when Necas made it 2-0.
MacKinnon appeared to get No. 1,000 earlier in the game with a
first-period assist on a goal by Necas, but it was negated after
a challeng for offside — knocking MacKinnon back to 999 points.
Takeaways
Blackhawks: As badly has this season has gone for Chicago, the
Blackhawks hadn't been shut out. It finally happened in the
team's 65th game.
Avalanche: Colorado wasn't exactly dominant against a Chicago
team with the league's second-worst record, but once the
Avalanche took a multigoal lead, it seemed pretty safe.
Key moment
Chicago had a two-man advantage for 1:52 in the middle of the
second period after the Avalanche were called for two penalties
in 8 seconds. But the Blackhawks couldn't score.
Key stat
MacKinnon became the 100th player to reach the 1,000-point club.
Up next
Blackhawks visit San Jose on Thursday, and Avalanche play at
Minnesota on Tuesday.
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