Kadri and Schwartz score twice each as Avalanche beat Blackhawks 5-2
Colorado recovered from an early two-goal deficit to win its third consecutive game.
Chicago led by two goals before Colorado scored five without reply in a 5-2 Avalanche win at United Center on Monday. Nazem Kadri and Jaden Schwartz supplied two goals each.
Wyatt Kaiser opened the scoring 57 seconds into the game, and Roman Kantserov doubled the Blackhawks’ lead at 7:05 of the first period. Colorado drew level before the intermission with goals from Kadri and Schwartz just 26 seconds apart.
Kadri put the Avalanche ahead on the power play at 13:38 of the second period. Schwartz added his second with 11 seconds left in that period, and Devon Toews finished the scoring into an empty net with 2:22 remaining in the third.
T.J. Hughes contributed two assists, while Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 21 shots. Spencer Knight made 24 saves for Chicago.
Colorado improved to 9-5-1 with its third straight victory. Chicago fell to 4-10-1 and has lost three in a row.
