Avalanche rally past Blackhawks 5-2 behind Schwartz's two goals

The Avalanche erased a two-goal deficit and beat the Blackhawks 5-2 at the United Center. Colorado scored four straight goals over the final two periods after trailing 2-0, and moved to 9-5-1.

Chicago started fast. Wyatt Kaiser scored 57 seconds in, and Roman Kantserov made it 2-0 at 7:05 with a snap shot. Then the Avalanche answered twice in 26 seconds late in the first. Nazem Kadri poked one home at 15:23, and Jaden Schwartz tied it 2-2 at 15:49.

Kadri tipped in a Cale Makar pass at 13:38 of the second to put Colorado ahead 3-2. Schwartz tipped in another at 19:49 to make it 4-2. Devon Toews added the last goal at 17:38 of the third.

Schwartz was the player of the game with two goals and four shots on goal. Kadri also scored twice. The Blackhawks fell to 4-10-1. Chirp's Sim gave the Avalanche a 60% chance before the game.