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Blackhawks vs Avalanche Final: 3-2 - Recap

Petr Mrazek stopped 35 of 37 shots fired at him by Colorado, as the Blackhawks skated to a 3-2 victory Tuesday at United Center.

Chicago was an underdog by +199 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.

Chicago got goals from Ryan Donato, Lukas Reichel, and Tyler Johnson in the victory. Donato opened the scoring at 7:29 of the first period.

Petr Mrazek turned in a 35-save effort for the Blackhawks.

Colorado got a goal from Valeri Nichushkin(2) in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Alexandar Georgiev stopped 19 of 22 shots for the Avalanche, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, Chicago went 1-for-6, while the Avalanche were 2-for-3 with the man advantage.

Colorado outshot Chicago 37-22 in the game.

Next game, Chicago takes its act home to face Montreal looking for another win. For Colorado, they head home to face Ottawa.