CHICAGO (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog scored two power-play targets, and the Colorado Avalanche crowned the Chicago Blackhawks 6-4 on Friday evening for his or her 9th directly win.
Western Convention-leading Colorado prolonged its level streak to fifteen video games (14-0-1), surviving a wild end. J.T. Compher and Alex Newhook additionally scored, and Nazem Kadri and Cale Makar added empty-netters.
The Avalanche performed with out centre Nathan MacKinnon, who ignored the primary of no less than 3 video games as a result of a concussion and facial fracture.
Colorado progressed to 31-8-3 for 65 issues, tied with Florida for the NHL lead.
“I do not know what it’s right here just lately, however they are simply discovering techniques to get the process accomplished,” Colorado trainer Jared Bednar stated. “It wasn’t beautiful now and then this night, however we have now were given guys who make a play right here or there to get us a target.
“We were not best defensively both. We were given stuck drowsing a couple of instances, however we are making performs to forestall targets. It is one thing new each evening that is serving to us win.”
Patrick Kane and Brandon Hagel every scored two times for the Blackhawks, who trailed 3-0 early within the 3rd era. Dylan Strome had two assists.
Chicago performed with out captain Jonathan Toews, who’s out indefinitely as a result of a concussion.
Pavel Francouz made 39 saves for Colorado. He misplaced his bid for his moment shutout this week in opposition to Chicago when Hagel scored on a deflection 1:38 into the 3rd.
“(Francouz) used to be nice once more,” stated Newhook, who celebrated his twenty first birthday on Friday. “A few instances, we hung him out to dry, however he used to be rock cast.”
The Avalanche beat the Blackhawks 2-0 in Denver on Monday. They went 4-0-0 in opposition to Chicago this season, however the video games have been aggressive.
“A large number of those best groups we have now performed them beautiful just right, maximum of them,” Blackhawks period in-between trainer Derek King stated. “We did not get the beginning we have now mentioned over the process what number of months I have been right here.
“I do like the way in which we competed and stayed hungry, stayed in it and made it thrilling. However when you find yourself taking part in groups like the ones you need to be able to play for 3 classes. And we were not.”
Landeskog, Colorado’s captain, has 4 targets and 6 issues in his remaining 4 video games. He has 18 targets this season.
Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 21 pictures for Chicago.
MacKinnon’s harm has thrown his availability for his 5th All-Celebrity look into query. The 26-year-old MacKinnon has 9 targets and 34 assists in 31 video games.
He were given harm when he used to be hit through Boston Bruins ahead Taylor Corridor within the first era of Colorado’s 4-3 additional time win Wednesday that prolonged its house profitable streak to 17 video games.
Landeskog’s power-play target put Colorado in entrance 1:15 into the second one. He ripped a one-timer from the suitable circle over Fleury’s glove after taking Makar’s feed from the highest of the slot.
An obvious target through Newhook at 5:11 that may have made it 2-0 used to be disallowed after a video evaluation confirmed Kadri had entered the Chicago zone offside.
The Avalanche did take a two-goal lead with 3:56 left within the era when Compher scored from the slot after Tyson Jost threaded a move from at the back of the online.
The groups hooked up for 4 targets in a 98-second span early within the 3rd.
Landeskog scored on a defection at 1:16. After Hagel were given Chicago at the board, Kane hooked up 40 seconds later to make it 3-2.
Newhook redirected Kadri’s shot at 2:54 to provide Colorado a 4-2 lead.
Kane scored his eleventh target of the season with 6 mins left, slicing it to 4-3 when he used to be left open on the left facet of the online.
Kadri fired in an empty-netter with 2:02 final, however Hagel used to be credited with a target from a scrum with 1:29 to head.
Makar sealed it with 13 seconds left.
ALMOST A RECORD
The Avalanche’s 15-game level streak is tied for moment in franchise historical past and suits a run remaining season. The group’s longest issues streak is 16 video games set in 2000-01.
GORDIE HOWE HAT TRICK
Compher had a target, an lend a hand and a second-period combat with Hagel.
WORTH NOTING
The Avalanche recalled former Blackhawks F Dylan Sikura from the minors to take MacKinnon’s roster spot. … The Blackhawks recalled G Collin Delia from Rockford of the American Hockey League. He subsidized up Fleury with Kevin Lankinen sidelined through a proper hand harm. … Colorado D Devon Toews, who entered because the NHL’s plus/minus chief at plus-35, performed in his 2 hundredth recreation. He isn’t associated with Jonathan Toews.
UP NEXT
Avalanche: At Buffalo on Sunday.
Blackhawks: Host Vancouver on Monday.
