Avalanche's Cale Makar becomes NHL's 9th defenseman to score 30 goals in a single season

Blackhawks crumble late against Avalanche as young players keep learning, not winning

Blackhawks games have been consistently more competitive and compelling during the last few weeks, but they haven't been more successful.The Hawks' 3-2 shootout loss Wednesday against the Avalanche exemplified that trend. Their young players largely held their own against a star-studded opponent, but their hearts were broken when Avalanche newcomer Martin Necas tied the game with less than 11 seconds left in regulation time and then Arturri Lehk…

Avalanche rally to force OT and beat Blackhawks 3-2 in SO

Martin Necas tied it with 11 seconds left and Nathan MacKinnon and Artturi Lehkonen scored in a shootout to give the Colorado Avalanche a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.

Avalanche rally late, upend Blackhawks in shootout

Artturi Lehkonen scored the decisive goal in a shootout and Cale Makar had a goal and assist in regulation as the visiting Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 3-2 victory against the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday.

Colorado 3, Chicago 2

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Chicago Blackhawks urged to take drastic move after Connor Bedard blows lead

The Chicago Blackhawks had a chance to earn their 22nd win of the season when they led the Colorado Avalance 2-1 with 20 seconds remaining in the third period. Unfortunately for Chicago, second-year centre Connor Bedard lost a defensive faceoff to Brock Nelson, and Martin Necas was able to tip in a missed shot by Cale Makar to send the game into overtime. Bedard would miss his shootout attempt after a scoreless OT period, and Colorado escaped wi…

Analyzing Oliver Moore’s transition to Blackhawks, development at Minnesota

Oliver Moore signed with the Blackhawks so abruptly that he forgot to tell his professors at the University of Minnesota he was going to miss two weeks of class. Last week, he was a 20-year-old student trudging into morning lectures and looking ahead to the NCAA Tournament. This week, he’s teammates with dads. “It’s different than going to college, where the oldest guy you play with is 23 or 24,” Moore said Wednesday. “Now, you’re playing with g…