Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
· United Center, Chicago · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4–1 on Friday, March 20, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Colorado Avalanche |
20 |
15 |
14 |
49 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
5 |
6 |
9 |
20 |
Three stars
- M. Necas, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 2 assists)
- N. MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche (3 assists)
- V. Nichushkin, Colorado Avalanche (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
13:19 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Martin Necas (32) |
Valeri Nichushkin (25), Nathan MacKinnon (67) |
Even strength |
COL 1, CHI 0 |
| 1st |
15:22 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Brock Nelson (31) |
Cale Makar (50), Martin Necas (51) |
Power play |
COL 2, CHI 0 |
| 2nd |
06:48 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Wyatt Kaiser (6) |
Ryan Greene (16), Sam Rinzel (10) |
Even strength |
COL 2, CHI 1 |
| 3rd |
00:36 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Nazem Kadri (14) |
Nathan MacKinnon (68), Martin Necas (52) |
Power play |
COL 3, CHI 1 |
| 3rd |
08:34 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Valeri Nichushkin (15) |
Nathan MacKinnon (69) |
Even strength |
COL 4, CHI 1 |
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 |
49 |
20 |
| Power play |
2 of 5 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
10 |
| Hits |
19 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
6 |
21 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/49 (59.2%) |
20/49 (40.8%) |
Box score
Colorado Avalanche
Colorado Avalanche skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 N. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
13:02 |
| Number 11 B. Nelson |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
66.7% |
17:54 |
| Number 13 V. Nichushkin |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:52 |
| Number 17 P. Kelly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:08 |
| Number 18 J. Drury |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
80% |
12:58 |
| Number 29 N. MacKinnon |
C |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
22:12 |
| Number 54 G. Brindley |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:29 |
| Number 82 I. Ivan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
09:09 |
| Number 88 M. Necas |
C |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:40 |
| Number 91 N. Kadri |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
100% |
17:37 |
| Number 93 Z. Bardakov |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:52 |
| Number 94 J. Kiviranta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:07 |
| Number 7 D. Toews |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:38 |
| Number 8 C. Makar |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:54 |
| Number 27 B. Kulak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:10 |
| Number 42 J. Manson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 70 S. Malinski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:51 |
| Number 84 B. Burns |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
Colorado Avalanche goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 M. Blackwood |
20 |
19 |
1 |
.950 |
59:19 |
Win |
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 R. Donato |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
28.6% |
11:32 |
| Number 20 R. Greene |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:42 |
| Number 24 S. Lafferty |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
09:06 |
| Number 25 D. Toninato |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
09:21 |
| Number 28 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:02 |
| Number 59 T. Bertuzzi |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
16:25 |
| Number 76 N. Lardis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:46 |
| Number 84 L. Slaggert |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:29 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:13 |
| Number 91 F. Nazar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
28.6% |
19:04 |
| Number 95 I. Mikheyev |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:00 |
| Number 98 C. Bedard |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
18:38 |
| Number 6 S. Rinzel |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:40 |
| Number 38 E. Del Mastro |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:26 |
| Number 44 W. Kaiser |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:38 |
| Number 48 M. Grzelcyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:59 |
| Number 55 A. Levshunov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:23 |
| Number 72 A. Vlasic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:11 |
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 A. Soderblom |
49 |
45 |
4 |
.918 |
60:00 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
14:20 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Dominic Toninato |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
16:05 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Jack Drury |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:51 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Brock Nelson |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:13 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Ryan Donato |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:00 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Sam Rinzel |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:05 |
Colorado Avalanche |
Devon Toews |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
10:19 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Artyom Levshunov |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
Game information
- Colorado Avalanche head coach
- Jared Bednar
- Chicago Blackhawks head coach
- Jeff Blashill
- Referees
- Jon McIsaac, Morgan MacPhee
- Linesmen
- Bevan Mills, Libor Suchanek
- Colorado Avalanche scratches
- Gabriel Landeskog, Artturi Lehkonen, Ross Colton, Nick Blankenburg
- Chicago Blackhawks scratches
- Andrew Mangiapane, Louis Crevier, Oliver Moore, Sacha Boisvert
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|
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Final
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|
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|
Final
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 at Utah Mammoth
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Final
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Sources and further reading
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