Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks

Tuesday, December 19, 2023, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Regular Season Final

Final score

The Chicago Blackhawks beat the Colorado Avalanche 3–2 on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at home.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2023-2024 record
Colorado Avalanche	2	50-25-7
at Chicago Blackhawks	3	23-53-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	2	0	0	2
Chicago Blackhawks	2	0	1	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Colorado Avalanche	12	13	12	37
Chicago Blackhawks	8	11	3	22

Three stars

R. Donato, Chicago Blackhawks (1 goal, 1 assist)
P. Mrazek, Chicago Blackhawks (goaltender)
C. Bedard, Chicago Blackhawks (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:29	Chicago Blackhawks	Ryan Donato (5)	Nikita Zaitsev (3), Connor Bedard (15)	Even strength	COL 0, CHI 1
1st	09:22	Colorado Avalanche	Valeri Nichushkin (14)	Jonathan Drouin (9), Nathan MacKinnon (34)	Power play	COL 1, CHI 1
1st	11:25	Colorado Avalanche	Valeri Nichushkin (15)	Mikko Rantanen (25), Sam Malinski (4)	Power play	COL 2, CHI 1
1st	12:56	Chicago Blackhawks	Lukas Reichel (3)	Connor Bedard (16), Ryan Donato (7)	Even strength	COL 2, CHI 2
3rd	08:19	Chicago Blackhawks	Tyler Johnson (7)	Nick Foligno (9), Nikita Zaitsev (4)	Power play	COL 2, CHI 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
Stat	Colorado Avalanche	Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal	37	22
Power play	2 of 3	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	32	16
Hits	19	26
Blocked shots	6	14
Giveaways	6	9
Takeaways	6	15
Faceoffs won	25/48 (52.1%)	23/48 (47.9%)

Box score

Colorado Avalanche

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 R. Johansen	C	0	0	0	0	12	0	2	0	0	66.7%	14:33
Number 13 V. Nichushkin	R	2	0	2	0	2	5	4	0	2		25:47
Number 20 R. Colton	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	1	0	40%	10:36
Number 22 F. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	50%	08:52
Number 25 L. O'Connor	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0		17:41
Number 27 J. Drouin	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2	2	0	0	66.7%	16:22
Number 28 M. Wood	L	0	0	0	-2	16	2	1	0	0		12:11
Number 29 N. MacKinnon	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	52.9%	22:26
Number 59 B. Meyers	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:11
Number 94 J. Kiviranta	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:10
Number 96 M. Rantanen	R	0	1	1	0	0	7	1	1	0	57.1%	24:24
Number 3 J. Johnson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		15:59
Number 4 B. Byram	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0		23:29
Number 7 D. Toews	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	0		29:50
Number 42 J. Manson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		21:21
Number 56 K. MacDermid	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		04:25
Number 70 S. Malinski	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0		14:06
Number 82 C. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		10:27

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 A. Georgiev	22	19	3	.864	58:15	Loss

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 R. Donato	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0	100%	19:29
Number 11 T. Raddysh	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:04
Number 16 J. Dickinson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	39.1%	18:35
Number 17 N. Foligno	L	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	75%	23:03
Number 27 L. Reichel	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0		15:04
Number 43 C. Blackwell	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	0		16:41
Number 52 R. Johnson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:52
Number 58 M. Entwistle	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		06:10
Number 70 C. Guttman	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	08:25
Number 90 T. Johnson	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1	60%	15:06
Number 91 A. Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		15:20
Number 98 C. Bedard	C	0	2	2	+2	2	6	0	0	0	60%	21:52
Number 5 C. Murphy	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	2	0		22:43
Number 22 N. Zaitsev	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	4	1	0		17:17
Number 41 I. Phillips	D	0	0	0	+1	10	1	3	1	0		22:31
Number 44 W. Kaiser	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		16:23
Number 46 L. Crevier	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5	0		16:35
Number 48 F. Roos	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		17:00

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 34 P. Mrazek	37	35	2	.946	59:52	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:07	Chicago Blackhawks	Nick Foligno	Tripping	2
1st	09:42	Chicago Blackhawks	Connor Bedard	Holding the stick	2
2nd	05:19	Colorado Avalanche	Miles Wood	Interference	2
2nd	10:01	Chicago Blackhawks	Connor Murphy	Interference	2
2nd	16:59	Colorado Avalanche	Kurtis MacDermid	Hooking	2
3rd	03:45	Colorado Avalanche	Valeri Nichushkin	Holding	2
3rd	07:58	Colorado Avalanche	Miles Wood	Holding the stick	2
3rd	08:19	Colorado Avalanche	Miles Wood	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	08:19	Colorado Avalanche	Miles Wood	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:26	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Johansen	Roughing	2
3rd	19:26	Chicago Blackhawks	Isaak Phillips	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:26	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Johansen	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Game information

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Jared Bednar
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Luke Richardson
Referees: Chris Schlenker, Kendrick Nicholson
Linesmen: Devin Berg, David Brisebois
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Andrew Cogliano, Cale Makar
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Philipp Kurashev, Alex Vlasic

2023-2024 season series

Every Colorado Avalanche and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2023-2024 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 19, 2023
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 0	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, Thu, Feb 29, 2024
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche, Mon, Mar 4, 2024

Other NHL games on Dec 19

Other NHL games on Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins, Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Columbus Blue Jackets 9 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 19, 2023
St. Louis Blues 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Dec 19, 2023
New York Rangers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Edmonton Oilers 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Ottawa Senators 3 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Arizona Coyotes, Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Los Angeles Kings 4 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 19, 2023

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