Avalanche 3, Blackhawks 0
CHICAGO -- Goaltender Semyon Varlamov stopped all 29 shots he faced, leading the Colorado Avalanche to a 3-0 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night.
Right winger Matt Duchene, defenseman Zach Redmond and left winger Gabriel Landeskog scored. Colorado (15-16-1) won its third consecutive game on the road.
Chicago (17-11-4) was shut out for the second time this season, meaning right winger Patrick Kane's point streak ended at 26 games.
Varlamov stopped nine shots in the first period, 13 shots in the second and seven in the third to post his first shutout of the season and the 19th of his career. He improved to 11-3-0 against the Blackhawks and won his eighth consecutive decision against the franchise.
Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford stopped 24 of 26 shots.
Kane compiled 16 goals and 24 assists during his 26-game streak, which set a franchise record and marked the most by any American-born player in NHL history. Kane's streak was the longest in the league since Hall of Famer Mats Sundin scored at least one point in 30 consecutive games with the Quebec Nordiques during the 1992-93 campaign.
Colorado opened the scoring on a wrist shot by Duchene with 5:30 to go in the first period. Landeskog fed a cross-ice pass to the left circle, and Duchene quickly released a shot that skipped above Crawford's glove for his team-leading 16th goal.
A wrist shot by Redmond increased Colorado's lead to 2-0 with 18:17 remaining in the second period. Left winger Blake Comeau provided a pinpoint pass to set up Redmond, who fired a low shot from the right circle for his first goal of the season.
Landeskog added an empty-net goal with 1:57 to go in the third period.
Varlamov stymied the Blackhawks' best scoring opportunity late in the second period. Left winger Bryan Bickell had two point-blank chances in front of the crease, but Varlamov stopped Bickell's first attempt with his right leg pad and stayed low to turn aside Bickell's rebound attempt.
NOTES: Blackhawks D Rob Scuderi made his team debut one day after he was acquired from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for D Trevor Daley. Scuderi, 36, played alongside 37-year-old Michal Rozsival to form Chicago's third defensive pairing. ... Avalanche D Zach Redmond returned to the lineup after sitting out the previous six games. Redmond replaced D Brandon Gormley, who was a healthy scratch. ... Blackhawks LW Ryan Garbutt was a healthy scratch for the third consecutive game. ... Avalanche RW Jarome Iginla appeared in his 1,424th career game, matching RW Pat Verbeek for 27th place in the NHL record book. ... Blackhawks D David Rundblad was a healthy scratch for the first time in five games.