Avalanche beat Blackhawks 2-0, extend record home streak to 16

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Nazem Kadri and Mikko Rantanen scored, Pavel Francouz made 23 saves for his third career shutout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-0 on Monday night to extend their franchise-record home winning streak to 16 games.

It was the seventh straight victory overall for the Avalanche, who tied the 1976 Boston Bruins for the fifth-longest home winning streak in NHL history. "It’s just a feather in our cap for the guys," Colorado coach Jared Bednar said. "Guys understand that we have this streak at home and they want to keep it going."

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After the Blackhawks outshot the Avalanche 10-8 in a scoreless first period, Colorado broke through on a power play in the second.

With defenseman Seth Jones in the penalty box for interference, the Avalanche got off several shots in quick succession that goalie Marc-Andre Fleury stopped before Kadri gathered in a short pass from Nathan MacKinnon and unleashed a slap shot from the top of the left circle. Fleury dropped to his knees to block it, but the puck trickled through at 11:24.

"It was big when we scored that one goal and kind of shut them down," Francouz said. "In the third we were patient and it paid off."

Rantanen added to the Avalanche lead at 6:41 of the third. Gabriel Landeskog sent a pass across the slot and, with a backhand flip, Rantanen lifted the puck over a fallen Fleury.

Colorado Avalanche right wing Mikko Rantanen, center, is congratulated after scoring a goal by left wing Gabriel Landeskog, left, and defenseman Cale Makar in the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, in