McKnight: Hawks Drop Third Straight
The Avalanche picked up a favorable call 2:40 into the third period of Wednesday night's game and used it to vault to a 4-3 win over the Blackhawks.
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The Avalanche picked up a favorable call 2:40 into the third period of Wednesday night's game and used it to vault to a 4-3 win over the Blackhawks.
Tomas Fleischmann scored three times, including back-to-back, power-play goals in the third period, to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 4-3 victory.
The Blackhawks have struggled throughout the 2010-11 season, and sometimes the best remedy is to simplify things.
It's not often that a team gets the chance to redeem themselves immediately after a bad loss. Normally they have to wait several weeks before they can face a team again. However, that's not the case for the Blackhawks.
Tomas Fleischmann and Matt Duchene scored one minute apart late in the third period to help the Colorado Avalanche rally for a 7-5 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday night.
The Chicago Blackhawks and Colorado Avalanche are dealing with injuries to key players while attempting to keep pace in the Western Conference.
The Blackhawks faced their former goalie Antti Niemi Saturday night in San Jose. Both teams only scored in the first period before going into overtime.
The Blackhawks head to San Jose to take on the Sharks and with Anti Niemi struggling this season, he may not be in front of the net. The Blackhawks are looking for a third straight victory, despite losing the last time they faced the Sharks.
The Blackhawks nearly blew another lead Wednesday night at the United Center, but were able to hang on and beat the Dallas Stars 5-3.
The Blackhawks scored four goals within the first two periods dominating the Starts. Dallas gave the Hawks a scare with a three-goal attempted comeback in the second period, but Chicago put an end to that. Rookie Bryan Bickell scored an open net goal seconds before the game ended to ensure the victory.
