{"id":479251,"date":"2026-03-01T16:59:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T16:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/479251\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T16:59:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T16:59:22","slug":"bedard-tallies-lone-goal-avalanche-defeat-chicago-blackhawks-3-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/479251\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedard Tallies Lone Goal, Avalanche Defeat Chicago Blackhawks 3-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Blackhawks offensive game continues to disappoint in a 3-1 defeat against the Avalanche. Connor Bedard recorded his 25th of the year in the defeat. <\/p>\n

First Period:\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Chicago Blackhawks started the game off not with a bang, but with a ring. Just 20 seconds into the first period, Jason Dickinson would beat MacKenzie Blackwood, but his chance rifled off the crossbar. <\/p>\n

Colorado\u2019s forward group piled on the pressure, playing with an aggressive forecheck. Louis Crevier folded under the pressure and threw a pizza straight to Josh Manson. Spencer Knight bailed out the 6\u20198 defenseman with not just a save on Manson, but on Samuel Girard as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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With just over six minutes played, Manson would get sent to the box for a hold on Tyler Bertuzzi. Chicago\u2019s new look powerplay without Sam Rinzel, who was out with a sickness, didn\u2019t even have time to set up before ending.<\/p>\n

After a clearance by the Avalanche kill, Teuvo Teravainen chipped the puck over the blue line to Bertuzzi. Along the farside end boards, Tyler Bertuzzi found Connor Bedard across the ice, who let his shot rip over Blackwood\u2019s shoulder.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Story continues below.<\/p>\n

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The rest of the period was all Colorado, all the time. Gabriel Landeskog was robbed not once but twice by Spencer Knight in the frame. Jack Drury also had a great chance for the Avs. Colton Dach\u2019s penalty sent Chicago to the second period with a 1-0 lead and 80 seconds of a \u201cholding the stick\u201d call to kill.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Second Period:\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a matchup between the league\u2019s best penalty kill and league-worst power play, it should be no surprise who the better unit was. Nathan MacKinnon had the only real chance for a goal, trying to jam the puck past Spencer Knight. Artyom Levshunov played much better than on Thursday, making multiple great poke checks and diving stops throughout the game. Colorado couldn\u2019t get the puck behind Knight once again on the powerplay. On the other end, Louis Crevier had a 98-mph bomb that caused a commotion but no goal.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On their third man advantage of the night, Colorado finally broke through. Despite Nathan MacKinnon being haunted by the left circle since his infamous miss in the 2026 Olympic Gold medal game, his passing is still unaffected. MacKinnon found Cale Makar, whose knuckle puck just went past Spencer Knight\u2019s blocker. The game was a very lopsided 1-1 going into the third.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Third Period:\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a very unlikely position, tied against the Colorado Avalanche, Chicago couldn\u2019t find that second gear. Tyler Bertuzzi put his shot in front wide past Blackwood, and the pressure really piled on when Connor Bedard was less than an inch away from regaining the Chicago lead. Cale Makar and Jack Drury nearly combined on a goal, but the Avalanche passed the puck just one too many times.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0Despite playing a super strong game, Spencer Knight couldn\u2019t stop everything. After a rocket from Devon Toews at the blue line, Gavin Brindley\u2019s rebound hit the nylon behind Knight to give Colorado its first advantage of the night. <\/p>\n

Despite the loss, Knight held his head high.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo be in a tight game with them (Colorado) is good for us to show what it\u2019s like playing NHL hockey.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Chicago Blackhawks powerplay had a rough go of things. Only 1 shot on 5 total opportunities. When asked about the offensive woes, head coach Jeff Blashill responded, \u201cWe\u2019ve got offensive guys that can produce that we need to get their confidence going.\u201d After the powerplay expired, the game was all but over. Cale Makar tallied the empty netter en route to the Colorado Avalanche\u2019s victory over the Chicago Blackhawks.<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Blackhawks Round-Up and What\u2019s On Tap<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need depth scoring for sure\u201d- Jeff Blashill, February 28th, 2026. Tonight, the Chicago Blackhawks\u2019 offensive woes continued. Connor Bedard was the only Blackhawk to score, in another weak performance for the team. Andre Burakovsky continues to falter as Bedard\u2019s linemate, recording the worst gamescore of any Chicago Blackhawks forward. When asked if any moves for a new linemate for Bedard would be made, Blashill simply replied, \u201cHe\u2019ll (Burakovsky) stay with Bedsy tomorrow.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

On the other hand, Artyom Levshunov bounced back after a difficult performance on Thursday. Despite the poor game score, Levshunov disrupted many offensive rushes and used his stick effectively. The reason: he\u2019s taking more risks. He didn\u2019t play it safe tonight, and it paid off. <\/p>\n

The final point, poor Spencer Knight. In 3 games across his career versus the club from Mile High, Spencer Knight has been unlucky. At just a 1.75 Goals Against average and a .937 Save Percentage, you would think a better result than 0-3-0 would be shown. But alas, it was simply not to be.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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On Tap for the Chicago Blackhawks is a clash vs the Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City, puck drop at 3 p.m. Central Time.<\/a><\/p>\n