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Cale Makar scores twice as Avalanche break through against Blackhawks
- On Saturday, Cale Makar, Colorado Avalanche defenseman, scored twice, including an empty-net goal, helping the team beat the Blackhawks 3-1 in Denver.
- After a 31-2-7 start, Makar, despite Olympic honors, had been scoreless in nine games before scoring Saturday.
- Sam Malinski's play created a rebound near the left post that Brindley pounced on at 7:31 of the third, ending his drought with his sixth goal of the season since Dec. 11.
- The win boosted Colorado Avalanche's home record to 22-4-4 and returned them to hockey.500 since an 8-8-2 stretch over 18 contests.
- Despite a 35-15 shot advantage, Colorado went 0-for-4 on the power play and is 2-for-35 since Jan. 12, while Chicago's top-ranked penalty kill limited them.
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Blackhawks starving for offense from players other than Connor Bedard: 'We've got to help him'
DENVER — Connor Bedard generated plenty of offense Saturday for the Blackhawks. His teammates, yet again, did not.Indeed, it was a similar story for the Hawks in their 3-1 loss to the Avalanche as in their 4-2 loss Thursday against the Predators.Bedard has scored in both games and racked up eight shots on goal. Every other Hawk has combined for one goal and 30 shots over the two games."We've got to help him," captain Nick Foligno said Saturday. …
REC Bedard scores 25th, Colorado wins 3-1 behind Makar two-goal effort
The Colorado Avalanche (39-10-9) beat the Chicago Blackhawks (22-28-9) 3-1 behind a pair of goals from defenseman Cale Makar at Ball Arena on Saturday night. Makar finished the game with an empty-net tally to give the 27-year-old his 17th goal of the season. Colorado goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood was not busy on the ice, stopping 14 of the 15 shots he faced. First period Connor Bedard scored his 25th goal of the season on the power play to give…
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