It looked like the Blackhawks might have taken a lead 24 seconds into the game, but a post denied Jason Dickinson. That didn’t take anything away from the Blackhawks’ more aggressive approach right out of the gate. In my pregame notes I politely requested a power play goal. The Blackhawks obliged 20 seconds into an advantage in the first period to take an early lead.
The Blackhawks held onto their one-goal lead with white knuckles for 19 minutes and 51 seconds of the second period. But a late power play for the Avs (which came up empty) led to a Cale Makar shot that found the back of the net through a couple screens and the game was tied.
Colorado took the lead at 7:31 into the third period. Makar found the empty net late. Ballgame. Another night where everyone not-named-Bedard struggled to do anything and the goalie stood on his head as long as he could.
Star 1: Spencer Knight
The Avalanche had a 29-14 advantage in shot attempts and 14-4 advantage in shots on net in the first period, but the Blackhawks took a 1-0 lead to the room because Knight was really good. Shots on goal were 23-9 after two periods. He finished the night stopping 32 of 34 shots; his teammates puck 15 shots on net in 60 minutes (that included five power plays).
Big stop here by Knight on Drury, though I can't believe Makar didn't shoot pic.twitter.com/5B56aYtLMv
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) March 1, 2026Star 2: Connor Bedard
Bedard’s power play goal in the first period is his 25th of the year, a nice benchmark for him to pass on the way this year. He was really the only player who was noticeable on the offensive side of the rink for the Blackhawks tonight.
GOAL: Connor Bedard with a SNIPE on the power play for his 25th goal of the season! pic.twitter.com/BL6eYGziBB
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) February 28, 2026Star 3: Artyom Levshunov
After a mediocre overall performance in Nashville, Levshunov bounced back with a pretty good job tonight against a significantly better team in Denver. He was surprisingly very physical in the first period. He hammered Gabriel Landeskog behind the Chicago net at one point. Levshunov also broke up a potential short-handed break for the Avs in the second period as well.
Great play by Levshunov to break up a 2-on-1. He made this play last game too: pic.twitter.com/t3KRIRn2XR
— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) March 1, 2026Key Takeaways
The new line of Dickinson with Tyler Bertuzzi and Ilya Mikheyev was really good immediately. The Blackhawks won only 15 of 36 faceoffs thru two periods, and Dickinson won six of 11 (both easily team hights). Dickinson finished the night winning 8 of 14 faceoffs and had a strong night. Ryan Greene left the Blackhawks’ bench late in the first period after taking a shot to the hand area. He didn’t skate a shift in the final 8:21 of the opening frame. Thankfully, Greene returned for the start of the second period. Kevin Korchinski skated a whole four shifts (2:00) in the first period. He was on the ice for six shifts (2:43) in the second period. Korchinski was on the ice for seven shifts (3:41) in the third period. A total of 8:24 on the ice. Yeah, there were plenty of power plays for both teams. But I would have liked to see more from him against a team that plays fast. Colton Dach was back in the lineup. His hit (1) to penalty minute (2) ratio in the first period wasn’t what you’d want to see from a guy whose job is just to… hit people. He improved his ratio to 4 hits and still 2 PIM in 6:04 on the ice (lowest among Blackhawks forwards) thru two periods. The Blackhawks scored on their first power play. Their next three power plays weren’t good at all. Wasn’t a big fan of Matt Grzelcyk‘s game tonight — and he was on the ice for more than two minutes more than four of the other defensemen. With scouts from nine teams in the arena to watch… that’s certainly interesting. I cannot justify André Burakovsky being on Bedard’s line. Frankly, he could use a night (or two) in the press box.Hence then, the article about blackhawks 1 avalanche 3 three stars key takeaways was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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