Blackhawks Fall Late to Avalanche in Shootout
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Martin Necas scored the tying goal with 11 seconds left in the third period for the Colorado Avalanche, who rallied for a 3-2 shootout win against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Wednesday...
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Necas (undisclosed) is expected to miss Thursday's game against Columbus, per Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers.
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CHICAGO -- Martin Necas scored the tying goal with 11 seconds left in the third period for the Colorado Avalanche, who rallied for a 3-2 shootout win against the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center on Wednesday.
The Hawks led 2-1 in the final minute but lost 3-2 in a shootout Wednesday, squandering an opportunity to earn just their second win since March 7.
That all changed on Feb. 8, when they began an 18-2-2 run that vaulted them into playoff position in the Western Conference. The Blues (42-28-7, 91 points) bring a team record-tying 11-game winning streak into Saturday's home game with the Colorado Avalanche (47-26-4, 98 points).
Now the young Blackhawks know what it's like to play against a MacKinnon and a Makar, and now they know what not to do against them.
See an updated list of injuries, with active and inactive players for the Colorado Avalanche vs. Chicago Blackhawks NHL April 2 game.
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Wednesday's game against the Colorado Avalanche 1-9-0 in their last 10 games. Since the trade deadline, they have been much more worried about developing young players than winning hockey games.
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Yardbarker on MSN3 Takeaways From the Avalanche’s 3-2 Win Over the BlackhawksThe Colorado Avalanche find themselves in a unique position. They are almost certainly on a collision course with the Dallas Stars in the first round of the playoffs, though seeding has yet to determine home ice.
Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin made history Friday night by tying Wayne Gretzky’s goal record, but the Chicago Blackhawks didn’t just roll over — they made it interesting.
The Chicago Blackhawks squandered a late lead against Nathan MacKinnon's Colorado Avalanche, prompting a frustrated comment from one of Connor Bedard's veteran teammates.