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Colorado Avalanche vs Chicago Blackhawks

Regular season · Friday, March 20, 2026 · United Center

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4–1

Final

SOG 49–20

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Game summary

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Friday, March 20, 2026 at United Center. The Avalanche outshot the Blackhawks 49-20.

Goals came from Martin Necas, Brock Nelson, Wyatt Kaiser, Nazem Kadri and Valeri Nichushkin.

Mackenzie Blackwood made 19 saves on 20 shots for the win; Arvid Soderblom stopped 45 of 49.

Goals1st2nd3rdTSOG
Colorado AvalancheCOL202449
Chicago BlackhawksCHI010120

Three stars

  1. ★1st starMartin NecasCOL · 1G 2A
  2. ★2nd starNathan MacKinnonCOL · 0G 3A
  3. ★3rd starValeri NichushkinCOL · 1G 1A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:43

1–0 · 1st 13:19 · Necas. Nazar was 1:43 into his shift when it went in.

GoalCOL on iceCHI on ice

1–0 COL

1st 13:19 · Necas

Stuck out there: Nazar 1:43

2–0 COL

1st 15:22 · PP · Nelson

Long shift: Vlasic 1:02

2–1 CHI

2nd 6:48 · Kaiser

Long shift: Burns 1:28

3–1 COL

3rd 0:36 · PP · Kadri

Mikheyev 0:36

4–1 COL

3rd 8:34 · Nichushkin

Nazar 0:42

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

COLCHI
49Shots on goal20
59%Faceoff %41%
2/5Power play0/3
6Penalty minutes10
19Hits19
6Blocked shots21
14Giveaways15
6Takeaways4

Penalties

  • 1st 14:20Dominic Toninato · slashing2 min
  • 1st 16:05Jack Drury · hooking2 min
  • 2nd 14:51Brock Nelson · hooking2 min
  • 3rd 00:13Ryan Donato · tripping2 min
  • 3rd 04:00Sam Rinzel · delaying game puck over glass2 min
  • 3rd 10:05Devon Toews · interference2 min
  • 3rd 10:19Artyom Levshunov · high sticking double minor4 min

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