{"id":17084,"date":"2025-03-11T03:49:34","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T03:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=17084"},"modified":"2025-03-11T03:49:34","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T03:49:34","slug":"blackhawks-0-avalanche-3-three-stars-key-takeaways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=17084","title":{"rendered":"Blackhawks 0, Avalanche 3 \u2014 Three Stars, Key Takeaways"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bleachernation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Frank-Nazar_USATSI_25636452-1024x508.jpg\" alt=\"Frank Nazar Chicago Blackhawks\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The first period came and went without a score. Well, it almost didn\u2019t. It appeared the Avs took a 1-0 lead and Nathan MacKinnon picked up his 1,000th career point with an assist, but the Blackhawks challenged the play and it was ruled to be offside. Chicago was fortunate to be tied after 20 minutes because the Avs dominated the period.\u00a0Natural Stat Trick had the shot attempts at 19-7 in favor of Colorado.<\/p>\n<p>The Blackhawks pushed back pretty well in the second period. They got a 5-on-3 for 1:52 in the middle of the period and it was a momentum killer. Just a terrible power play. The structure wasn\u2019t there at all. And the Avs rebounded from that with some energy. Scott Wedgewood made a couple ridiculous saves to keep the Blackhawks off the board, including one on\u00a0<strong>Nick Foligno<\/strong>\u00a0in the second that had the Blackhawks captain shaking his head. The Hawks out-shot the Avs 7-6 in the second period.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.d3.nhle.com\/image\/private\/t_ratio16_9-size30\/f_png\/prd\/innqzxj9r7ko2vlwy67u.png\" alt=\"Chicago Blackhawks | Chicago Blackhawks\" \/><\/p>\n<p>MacKinnon did reach the milestone with the second assist on Colorado\u2019s first goal of the night 31 seconds into the third period. The Blackhawks started to scramble and the Avs took advantage, scoring a second goal less than three minutes later \u2014 with another assist from MacKinnon. Colorado\u2019s third goal came into an empty net. For the first time this season the Blackhawks were shut out.<\/p>\n<p>To be clear: Scott Wedgewood was the star of the game. He was incredible for Colorado.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Star-1-Spencer-Knight\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><\/span>Star 1: Spencer Knight<\/h2>\n<p>Once again: a star. Colorado came in on a five-game win streak during which they scored 28 goals (seven in each of their last two) but he didn\u2019t give them anything. The first goal he allowed was off a nasty redirect by Artturi Lehkonen. The second was point blank from Martin Necas.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Star-2-the-Young-Defensemen\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><\/span>Star 2: the Young Defensemen<\/h2>\n<p>Down a defenseman early in the first period, the youngsters all had to step up \u2014 and they did.\u00a0<strong>Ethan Del Mastro<\/strong>\u00a0played poised, physical hockey.\u00a0<strong>Wyatt Kaiser<\/strong>\u00a0was winning board battles. Thru two periods, Kaiser had spent 6:33 on the ice at 5-on-5 against Nathan MacKinnon (Blackhawks team high) during which Chicago had an 8-6 shot attempt advantage.\u00a0<strong>Alex Vlasic<\/strong>\u00a0was playing smart hockey. And\u00a0<strong>Artyom Levshunov<\/strong>\u00a0was making things happen. Against a really good Colorado team, they didn\u2019t blink. Of the four young defensemen, the lowest ice time in the game was 20:55 from Levshunov.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Star-3-Connor-Bedard\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><\/span>Star 3: Connor Bedard<\/h2>\n<p>Bedard was the most consistent offensive threat for the Blackhawks. He had six of the Blackhawks\u2019 21 shots on net.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span id=\"Key-Takeaways\" class=\"ez-toc-section\"><\/span>Key Takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Levshunov skated 5:59 in the first period. One an early shift, his stick got knocked out of his hands and he let Ross Colton know how he felt about the play. No lack of swagger for the kid to start his NHL career.<\/li>\n<li>Thru two periods, Levshunov was at 12:19 with two shot attempts and one blocked shot. He got some power play time and looked dangerous.<\/li>\n<li>In his NHL debut \u2014 at altitude, remember \u2014 Levshunov was the most dangerous offensive threat on the Blackhawks\u2019 blue line. He led Chicago\u2019s defensemen with three shots on net. He ended up skating over 20 minutes in the game and showed incredibly well. He was noticeable all night.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"bleachernation_inpost3_container\" class=\"sliding-ad-container\">\n<div id=\"bleachernation_inpost3_sliding-ad-shim\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Alec Martinez<\/strong>, who started the game paired with Levshunov, skated only four shifts (3:23) in the first period before leaving with an injury (took a shot to the arm\/hand area). He did not return.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Colton Dach<\/strong>\u00a0played a really good, strong game. He only skated 9:13 thru two periods but was already credited with two hits, two takeaways, one blocked shot and one shot attempt.<\/li>\n<li>Bedard and\u00a0<strong>Ilya Mikheyev<\/strong>\u00a0were each credited with two shots on goal in the first period. The rest of the Blackhawks roster had one. Thru two periods, Bedard and Mikheyev were credited with three shots each; the rest of the Blackhawks matched their six shots as a group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"bleachernation_inpost4_container\" class=\"sliding-ad-container\"><\/div>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Ryan Donato<\/strong>\u00a0got hit hard a few times in the first two periods and did not come out for the first seven minutes of the third.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The first period came and went without a score. Well, it almost didn\u2019t. 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