Kadri, Schwartz each score twice as Avalanche beat Blackhawks 5-2 in Chicago

Nazem Kadri and Jaden Schwartz each scored two goals to lead the Colorado Avalanche past the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Monday night. The victory marked the third consecutive win for the Avalanche.

T.J. Hughes collected two assists during the game. Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves for Colorado, while Devon Toews scored an empty-net goal with 2:22 remaining in the third period.

The Blackhawks began the contest with a 2-0 lead in the first period. Defendman Wyatt Kaiser and rookie Roman Kantserov scored the opening goals. Connor Bedard assisted on Kantserov’s goal, extending his point streak to six games. Kantserov now has six goals on the season.

Kadri and Schwartz answered with two goals in 26 seconds. Kadri put a loose puck past the goaltender at 15:23 of the first period. Schwartz followed at 15:49 with a shot from the left circle.

The Avalanche took the lead in the second period after Bedard was penalized for holding Kadri. Kadri scored on a rebound from a Cale Makar shot from the blue line. Schwartz then beat Spencer Knight in the final seconds of the second period to make the score 4-2. Kadri now has four goals this season, all scored in the last six games. Schwartz has three goals and an assist in his last three games.

Patrick Kane left the game in the second period with an upper-body injury. Bowen Byram missed his eighth consecutive game with a similar injury. Chicago fell to 1-5-1 in its last seven games. The Avalanche play at the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday night. The Blackhawks host the Florida Panthers on Wednesday night.