Connor Bedard had a purpose and an help to again a 35-save effort from Petr Mrazek and raise the host Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-1 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday.
Ilya Mikheyev and Frank Nazar additionally scored for Chicago, which ended an eight-game level streak for Colorado (7-0-1).
Avalanche goaltender Trent Miner had 17 saves in his first NHL get started. Miner seemed in aid all the way through a Nov. 15 loss in opposition to Washington. He rejoined the workforce this week after Scott Wedgewood (decrease frame) was once put on injured reserve.
Colorado opened the scoring at 6:14 of the primary length on a Juuso Parssinen unassisted purpose. The ahead raced from the defensive zone and beat Mrazek on a backhand from the low proper circle.
Mikheyev tied the sport 10:34 later, swooping in entrance to overcome Miner after Bedard compelled a turnover. Bedard prolonged his career-best level streak to 8 video games with the help. The sophomore has tallied 4 objectives and 7 assists over that span.
Whilst Mrazek buoyed the Blackhawks all through the night time, he performed particularly neatly all the way through a 12-save 2nd length.
An influence-play alternative for the Avalanche early within the body featured key saves in opposition to Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen. The Blackhawks netminder additionally helped stay the sport tied with a forged series halfway in the course of the length whilst taking advantage of assist when defenseman Seth Jones swept a puck off the purpose line.
Chicago took a 2-1 lead moments later, as Nazar drove house a rebound of a Colton Dach shot at 10:17 of the second one length. It marked Nazar’s first purpose of the season and the primary profession level for Dach, who skated in his 3rd recreation after becoming a member of the Blackhawks from the American Hockey League.
Replay assessment overturned an obvious Bedard purpose about two mins later as officers made up our minds there was once a kicking movement. His patience paid dividends at 11:54 of the 3rd length as he scored on a wrist shot from the suitable circle off a feed from Tyler Bertuzzi.
Mikko Rantanen’s 14-game level streak (9 objectives, 14 assists) ended for the Avalanche as MacKinnon noticed his eight-game level streak (one purpose, 15 assists) come to an finish as neatly.
Chicago earned a minimum of a break up of the season sequence with Colorado following a 5-2 highway victory Oct. 28. The groups are set to satisfy once more March 10 at Colorado and April 2 in Chicago.
–Box Stage Media
