Late Wednesday Avalanche 3, Blackhawks 2, SO

Colorado 0 0 2 1 — 3 Chicago 1 1 0 0 — 2

Colorado won shootout 2-1

First Period: 1, Chicago, Mikheyev 18 (Nazar, Murphy), 14:39 (sh). Penalties: Foligno, CHI (Hooking), 14:17.

Second Period: 2, Chicago, Murphy 2 (Bedard, Del Mastro), 8:17. Penalties: Chicago bench, served by Donato (Too Many Men on the Ice), 4:34. Slaggert, CHI (Slashing), 10:29. Nichushkin, COL (Tripping), 17:27.

Third Period: 3, Colorado, Makar 29 (MacKinnon, Nichushkin), 9:17. 4, Colorado, Necas 27 (Nichushkin, Makar), 19:49. Penalties: Slaggert, CHI (High Sticking), 2:28. Lehkonen, COL (Tripping), 12:41. MacKinnon, COL (Hooking), 16:18.

Overtime: None. Penalties: None.

Shootout: Colorado 2 (Nelson NG, MacKinnon G, Lehkonen G), Chicago 1 (Donato NG, Bedard NG, Teravainen G).

Shots on goal: Colorado 8-8-13-2: 31. Chicago 7-8-7-2: 24.

Power-play opportunities: Colorado 0 of 4. Chicago 0 of 3.

Goalies: Colorado, Wedgewood 12-6-2 (24 shots-22 saves). Chicago, Knight 15-14-2 (31-29).

A: 16,649 (19,717). T: 2:46.

Referees: Pierre Lambert, Dan O’Rourke; Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Dan Kelly.