Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche
· National Hockey LeagueDonato scores twice as Blackhawks beat Avalanche 5-2 to snap a 4-game skid
Philipp Kurashev, Lukas Reichel and Donato had goals as the Blackhawks led 3-2 after the first period. Donato and Ilya Mikheyev added empty-net goals in the final minute.
The Avalanche were playing on the second night of a back-to-back at home and didn’t have their usual zip down the ice early. Once they found their stride they were bottled up Petr Mrazek, who stopped 24 shots.
Casey Mittelstadt and Nathan MacKinnon scored for an Avalanche team that saw their five-game winning streak halted.
Goaltender Alexandar Georgiev settled in after a shaky first period in which he allowed three goals. He stopped 21 shots and contributed on offense with an assist. The Avalanche were 1 for 4 on the power play.
Avalanche: The fatigue from Sundays' 5-4 win over Ottawa was on display. This concluded the first of 12 back-to-back games this season. The Avalanche saw leading goal scorer Ross Colton appear to hurt his foot blocking a shot.
CHI leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 8:47 | Philipp Kurashev Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Vlasic (5) | |
Goal | 1st Period 10:16 | Casey Mittelstadt Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Logan O'Connor (1), Sam Malinski (3) | |
Goal | 1st Period 11:04 | Lukas Reichel Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Craig Smith (2) | |
Goal | 1st Period 16:56 | Ryan Donato Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Jason Dickinson (2), Connor Murphy (4) | |
Goal | 1st Period 19:17 | Nathan MacKinnon Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Cale Makar (14), Alexandar Georgiev (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:02 | Ryan Donato Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:41 | Ilya Mikheyev Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Donato (1), Jason Dickinson (3) |
Statistics
CHI | COL | |
---|---|---|
17 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
15 | Hits | 19 |
7 | Takeaways | 8 |
26 | Shots | 26 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
3 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
24 | Faceoffs Won | 32 |
42.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 57.1 |
11 | Giveaways | 17 |
4 | Total Penalties | 3 |
8 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,010 | Capacity:
Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 18,010 | Capacity:
2024-25 Central Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Winnipeg | 15 | 1 | 30 | 0 |
Minnesota | 10 | 2 | 23 | 3 |
Dallas | 9 | 5 | 18 | 0 |
Colorado | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
Utah | 6 | 6 | 15 | 3 |
St. Louis | 7 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
Chicago | 6 | 9 | 13 | 1 |
Nashville | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |