Overview
- Gavin Brindley netted the winner at 7:31 of the third period, his sixth of the season and fourth game-winner, snapping a 26-game goal drought.
- Connor Bedard opened the scoring on a first-period power play for Chicago, which has lost eight of its last nine and totaled 12 goals in those defeats.
- Colorado killed two penalties early in the third to protect the lead, with Mackenzie Blackwood making 14 saves including a key glove stop on Bedard.
- Spencer Knight turned aside 32 of 34 shots for Chicago, which had just nine shots through two periods before Makar sealed it with an empty-net goal.
- Coach Jared Bednar pointed to discipline as an issue, noting Colorado has taken 16 penalties across the past three games.