Donato scores twice as Blackhawks beat Avalanche 5-2 to snap a 4-game skid

Ryan Donato scored twice, including an empty-netter pinch 57.8 seconds remaining, and nan Chicago Blackhawks snapped a four-game skid pinch a 5-2 triumph complete nan Colorado Avalanche

DENVER -- DENVER (AP) — Ryan Donato scored twice, including an empty-netter pinch 57.8 seconds remaining, and nan Chicago Blackhawks snapped a four-game skid pinch a 5-2 triumph complete nan Colorado Avalanche connected Monday night.

Philipp Kurashev, Lukas Reichel and Donato had goals arsenic nan Blackhawks led 3-2 aft nan first period. Donato and Ilya Mikheyev added empty-net goals successful nan last minute.

The Avalanche were playing connected nan 2nd nighttime of a back-to-back astatine location and didn’t person their accustomed zip down nan crystal early. Once they recovered their stride they were bottled up Petr Mrazek, who stopped 24 shots.

Casey Mittelstadt and Nathan MacKinnon scored for an Avalanche squad that saw their five-game winning streak halted.

Goaltender Alexandar Georgiev settled successful aft a shaky first play successful which he allowed 3 goals. He stopped 21 shots and contributed connected discourtesy pinch an assist. The Avalanche were 1 for 4 connected nan powerfulness play.

Blackhawks: Led by a three-point nighttime from Donato, Chicago collapsed a six-game skid successful Denver. The squad clogged up nan crystal and neutralized nan fast-flying Avalanche.

Avalanche: The fatigue from Sundays' 5-4 triumph complete Ottawa was connected display. This concluded nan first of 12 back-to-back games this season. The Avalanche saw starring extremity scorer Ross Colton look to wounded his ft blocking a shot.

Mrazek ventured measurement retired of his nett to deflect a changeable by Avalanche defenseman Sam Malinski pinch astir 13:30 remaining to support it 3-2.

MacKinnon had a power-play extremity successful nan first play disconnected an assistance from Cale Makar arsenic some extended their points streaks to 10 games. They’re now nan first group of teammates successful franchise history to notch season-opening points streaks of 10 games astatine nan aforesaid time.

The Avalanche big Tampa Bay connected Wednesday, while nan Blackhawks play astatine San Jose connected Thursday.

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