Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Blackhawks
Regular season · Wednesday, April 2, 2025 · United Center
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Game summary
The Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 in a shootout on Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at United Center. The Avalanche outshot the Blackhawks 31-23.
Goals came from Ilya Mikheyev, Connor Murphy, Cale Makar and Martin Necas.
Scott Wedgewood made 21 saves on 23 shots for the win; Spencer Knight stopped 29 of 31.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Ilya Mikheyev (18)Frank Nazar (11), Connor Murphy (17)0–114:39 CHI · SHG
2nd period
Connor Murphy (2)Connor Bedard (39), Ethan Del Mastro (4)Toews 1:52 into shift0–208:17 CHI
3rd period
Cale Makar (29)Nathan MacKinnon (81), Valeri Nichushkin (12)1–209:17 COL
Martin Necas (27)Brock Nelson (29), Cale Makar (58)Murphy 1:55 into shift2–219:49 COL
SO period
Artturi LehkonenUnassisted3–200:00 COL
Tired legs
Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.
2–2 · 3rd 19:49 · Necas. CHI stayed on through an icing. Murphy was 1:55 into his shift when it went in.
0–1 CHI
1st 14:39 · SH · Mikheyev
MacKinnon 0:22
0–2 CHI
2nd 8:17 · Murphy
Stuck out there: Toews 1:52
1–2 COL
3rd 9:17 · Makar
Reichel 0:39
2–2 COL
3rd 19:49 · Necas
Stuck out there: Murphy 1:55
Hover or tap a bar for the skater.
1.6×
Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).
29%
of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.
Team stats
Penalties
- 1st 14:17
Nick Foligno · hooking2 min - 2nd 04:34Bench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 2nd 10:29Landon Slaggert · slashing2 min
- 2nd 17:27
Valeri Nichushkin · tripping2 min - 3rd 02:28Landon Slaggert · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 12:41Artturi Lehkonen · tripping2 min
- 3rd 16:18Nathan MacKinnon · hooking2 min
Season series
Colorado Avalanche
| 8Cale MakarD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 31:03 |
| 11Brock NelsonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 19:52 |
| 13Valeri NichushkinR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 23:27 |
| 29Nathan MacKinnonC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 28:18 |
| 88Martin NecasC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22:35 |
| 10Charlie CoyleC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:29 |
| 17Parker KellyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:24 |
| 18Jack DruryC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:51 |
| 20Ross ColtonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:17 |
| 25Logan O'ConnorR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 12:49 |
| 27Jonathan DrouinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 06:16 |
| 62Artturi LehkonenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 3 | 20:21 |
| 94Joel KivirantaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:57 |
| 6Erik JohnsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 |
| 7Devon ToewsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:36 |
| 55Ryan LindgrenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:14 |
| 67Keaton MiddletonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:56 |
| 70Sam MalinskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 16:15 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Kevin MandoleseG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 41Scott WedgewoodG | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 64:01 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| 5Connor MurphyD | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 22:04 |
| 91Frank NazarC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:17 |
| 95Ilya MikheyevR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:14 |
| 98Connor BedardC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:58 |
| 38Ethan Del MastroD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 17:01 |
| 8Ryan DonatoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 22:40 |
| 11Oliver MooreC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:05 |
| 17Nick FolignoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:52 |
| 59Tyler BertuzziL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:03 |
| 73Lukas ReichelL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 12:01 |
| 77Patrick MaroonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 08:59 |
| 84Landon SlaggertL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:56 |
| 86Teuvo TeravainenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:49 |
| 90Joseph VelenoC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 |
| 6Sam RinzelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 23:37 |
| 44Wyatt KaiserD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:54 |
| 55Artyom LevshunovD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:57 |
| 72Alex VlasicD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 25:45 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Spencer KnightG | O | 31 | 29 | 2 | .935 | 64:42 |
| 40Arvid SoderblomG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |