Avalanche rally from 2-0 deficit to beat Blackhawks 5-2

The Colorado Avalanche scored five straight goals after falling behind 2-0, beating the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday. Nazem Kadri and Jaden Schwartz each scored twice as Colorado earned its third consecutive victory. Chicago took the lead 57 seconds into the game when Wyatt Kaiser’s shot deflected past Colorado goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood. Roman Kantserov made it 2-0 at 7:05 of the first period, finishing a two-on-one chance set up by Connor Bedard. The Avalanche answered with two goals 26 seconds apart late in the opening period. Kadri poked a loose puck past Spencer Knight at 15:23, then Schwartz tied the score with a one-timer off a pass from T.J. Hughes. Kadri put Colorado ahead at 13:38 of the second, redirecting a Cale Makar shot on a power play. Schwartz extended the lead to 4-2 with 10.6 seconds left in the period, tipping a shot by Sam Malinski past Knight. Devon Toews added an empty-net goal with 2:22 remaining in the third. Toews finished with a goal and an assist, while Hughes recorded two assists. Blackwood made 21 saves for Colorado; Knight stopped 24 shots for Chicago. The Blackhawks had four power-play opportunities but did not score on them. Chicago’s...